sandy fly nymph

[thebug]

anyone know how to tie this fly? i remember when i first started grandpa wold always put one on for me and it always seemed like a bomber fly that caught fish. I have not ben able to find tieing instructions online anywhere. any help out there?

ps i'd also like to learn the macky special
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[Bmarsh]

are you asking about a sandy mite and lady mite?

If so good luck, from what I was told it is a weave type of fly and not many people tie it. My dad is a huge fan of those 2 flys, I spent 3 months asking at shops and looking around for them.
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[cpierce]

A history of the fly and instructions are here:
http://flytying.infonet.ee/crabby/woven.html
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[thebug]

thanks so much for posting that up.


bmarsh if you are still looking for them pourtnef outfitters in poky has a bunch
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