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Brindle Bug
 
   
     
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TMC 7999 Steelhead & Wet Fly Hook sizes 6-8
Black
Brown hackle fibers
Gold oval tinsel
Variegated black and yellow chenille
Brown hackle fibers
Brown
 
Used Steelhead and half-pounders in Oregon's Rogue River and some northern California streams seem to like this pattern.

How to Fish: Traditional wet-fly swing.

The Brindle Bug was created by Lloyd Silvius in the 1960's on the Eel River. It has become very popular in Southern Oregon and California. Recent reports have it nailing Steelies in Ohio and Pennsylvania as well.