MAngler Spruce Moth

By Ron Beck, Missoula Angler Fly Shop, Missoula, MT, submitted by Mike Cline.

Description

Developed by Ron Beck of the Missoula Angler Fly Shop, Missoula, MT to replicate the Spruce Moth which emerges along forested riverbanks and becomes available to trout in August.

Materials

• Body: Various shades of deer body hair spun and clipped
• Thread: UTC 70 white
• Wing: Stacked deer body hair (white or light tan)

Hooks

• Firehole 419 #14-12 Barbless

Target species: Trout

Fly types: Dry Fly