Glove Bug

[Floyd 0]

This fly is made from a car wash glove. Thus the name ‘Glove Bug’ The glove is made from Micro Fiber. This fiber really soaks up the water which makes it sink well.

First cut a piece off the glove and remove some of the fibers to get the tail the length you want.

Tie on to the back of hook. Tie on eyes at this time also.

Tie on chenille and bring thread back to where the legs will be placed on.

Wrap chenille around hook shank and over and under eyes bringing back chenille to where thread is and tie down. Cut chenille and tie on legs.

Now go get the Panfish.

[Bryan Wright 0]

I have seen those gloves and thought about trying something like this too. Great SBS. Thank you for taking the time.

[Fred H. 0]

Those are nice Floyd , great use of material.

Fred

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

Those are nice Floyd , great use of material.

Fred

I must concur great fly and SBS

[176319 0]

I must admit- you are a gueneus! =)

[mudman 0]

Great minds think alike! I saw these gloves and thought the same thing. I tie the chenille in and then tie a wrap or two of estaz in for the head. I've tied several hundred for the salmon/steel season. We used a much smaller version of my pattern with a lot of success for GL steel this past spring.

[Rocco 0]

Mudhen,

 

Your use of the glove bugs on steelhjead and salmon made me think of giving them a try this fall . Do you use legs and antennae? What hooks have you found work the best?

 

Thanks,

Rocco

[feathers5 0]

This fly is made from a car wash glove. Thus the name ‘Glove Bug’ The glove is made from Micro Fiber. This fiber really soaks up the water which makes it sink well.

First cut a piece off the glove and remove some of the fibers to get the tail the length you want.

Tie on to the back of hook. Tie on eyes at this time also.

Tie on chenille and bring thread back to where the legs will be placed on.

Wrap chenille around hook shank and over and under eyes bringing back chenille to where thread is and tie down. Cut chenille and tie on legs.

Now go get the Panfish.

 

Great idea. I guess those glove bugs come in different colors? Also, do you use chenille the same color of the glove bug to finish off the head of the fly and around the eyes?

[mudman 0]

Mudhen,

 

Your use of the glove bugs on steelhjead and salmon made me think of giving them a try this fall . Do you use legs and antennae? What hooks have you found work the best?

 

Thanks,

Rocco

 

For steelhead this past spring:

 

 

#8 or #10 TMC #2457 caddis hook

Medium Chenille

Estaz

 

For this fall's Salmon run:

 

#4 - #8 TMC #105 egg hook

Glove Chenille

Estaz

 

For some wiggle, I've tied some with Senyo's Shaggy Dub. I have only added legs on an extended caddis pattern that I've tied and used in the past. Very similar pattern using a beadhead and peacock instead of the estaz.

 

The spring pattern did very well. The fall pattern is beefed up for kings & coho. When I get a chance, I'll take a pic of the salmon pattern.