Glitter Bug Green – Orange #6

Wet & Dry fly Bug´s

We have chosen to do a specialized selection of renowned fly patterns for our series of bugs. Bugs is a term readily used for small dry flies made for steelhead and Atlantic Salmon – flies often associated with warm water and finicky salmon and steelheads that already have spent time in the river or estuary and maybe have a curiosity towards the insects on the river.

This Glitter Bug Green and Orange # 6 is a bug we would like to call a wet & dry bug – a fly that is made on a strong Partridge hook…It can be fished subsurface in fast glides, as a regular wet-fly or greased up with flotant material to be fished dry. 

A fly pattern that could come handy when fishing in faster water for strong fish or when weather or season could dictate a change in fly fishing  tactics.

My observations over the years have lead me to the conclusion that there is a fishable layer… just below the surface, where a well-presented deer hair bug can do wonders just before the riffling hitch season picks up

there is a fishable layer… just below the surface, where a well-presented deer hair bug can do wonders just before the riffling hitch season picks up

I fish the bugs wet and close to the surface as possible. I like to add a tiny amount of flotant to the flies. As you can see from the images this salmon was hooked close to the snout, a common spot to hook Atlantic salmon on small bugs – Why it is so?  I don’t know…but make sure to get your bugs tied on strong hooks as hooking salmon in this spot often leads to hard fighting fish.

To the left, you’ll see our Glitter Bugs lined up in #12, #10, #8 – and now this solid #6. Built in the same confident style, this bug is exactly as we know it should be for difficult salmon, steelhead, and sea-trout.

A versatile pattern that earns its keep when fishing faster water for powerful fish – or when a shift in weather or season demands a tactical change.

Size # 6 ; About 2 centimetre or = 3/4 inch long