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Dave Wilson’s Spider Mudeye

Dave Wilson’s Spider Mudeye

  • Posted on: August 1, 2023 June 8, 2024
  • Author: Julian Tapping
  • Categories: Fly of the Month, The Fly Box
  • Tags: Dave Wilson, freshwater fly, mudeyes, trout flies, wet terrestrials

Mudeyes are the nymphal stage of the Dragonfly. They come in two main varieties, the most common being the spider or bug mudeye and the second is the larger and less common couta mudeye.[...] Read More » “Dave Wilson’s Spider Mudeye”

Steindl’s Green Mudeye Variant

Steindl’s Green Mudeye Variant

  • Posted on: November 13, 2022 June 8, 2024
  • Author: Julian Tapping
  • Categories: Fly of the Month, The Fly Box
  • Tags: freshwater fly, mudeyes, terrestrials, wet fly

The Green Mudeye was developed by Adrienne and Peter Scheindl around 1960 to imitate the Hemi-cordulia tau or more commonly known as the Mudeye found at Lake Eucumbene in NSW.

What follows is Paul Fedeles’ variant:

Materials

[...] Read More » “Steindl’s Green Mudeye Variant”

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