Johnw1986 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2020 Ive never seen any imitation of a love bug, so I just made this one up Hook: size 12 long bend 3x Thread: UTC 70 black Thorax: bright orange yarn wrapped parachute style with black ostrich Start at the rear of the hook with your first parachute post and work your way back to the front Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2020 Good luck with the pattern, John. There was a thread running a while back, about love bugs. I've never seen a fish eat one. Seen plenty on the water, but nothing hitting them. I don't know if they have a bad taste or if I've just never been in the right area at the right time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnw1986 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2020 Ive always wondered if fish eat them, tied this mostly for fun but may try it out just to see Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swamp Fly 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2020 I'm with Mike, never seen ANYTHING eat one fish or otherwise. I do know the remnants will eat automotive paint so that does not bode well. Your fly looks good though and I would not be surprised if it gets eaten with gusto. I thinking that you might do better with it when the naturals aren't around if they taste nasty! LOL Swamp (who just notice some love bugs flying around a few days ago...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
