No 18. Copper Gammarus

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Materiallist
Hook: Kamasan B110 size 10-6 or any similar shrimp/caddis hook with heavy hook thickness
Thread: Brown
Tail/Antenna: Mallard dyed in Summer duck color
Rib: Copperwire
Body: Holo copper icedub
Back: Brown or olive 4 or 6 mm wide body strech

1. Attach the thread 

2. Tie in a bunch, about 10 mallard fiber as a tail and the same as antenna 

3. Attach the rib 

4. and then the body-strech on top of the hook shank

5. Then dub a quite thick body and then fold the body strech as a back over the fly. 

6. Rib the body with 6-7 turns of the copperwire. Attach the rib and cut it of. Finish with a neat head. 

7. Brush the dubbing to create the legs. 

8. The fly should now look like this. Dubbing fiber well picked out.

9. Cut the dubbing fiber just above the hook point. 

10 A bunch of copper gammarus ready for fishing. 

No 4. UV Epoxy Gammarus

UV Epoxy Gammarus

Material list

Hook:  Maruto SS-1930 size 8 or 6  

Weight: 6-8 turns of lead wire

Thread: Clear nylon thread

Antenna/tail: 4 strands of crystal flash. This colour is something like pale orange, almost tan.

Rib: Copper wire

Body: Saltwater dubbing. Transparant Tan

Hackle: Grizzle Cook hackle

Back: About 20 strands och the same crystal flash you used to the antenna.

Shell: UV resin

1. Wrap the hook with 6-8 laps lead wire.

2. Attach the thread and secure the leadwire. After that fasten the copperwire.

3. Take 4 crystal flash and tie them in as antennas.

Cut them so length will be about 10 mm.

4. Take about 20 strands of the same crystal flash and tie them in on top of the antenna.  

5. Attach the grizzle hackle in the tip on top of the crystal flash.

6. Dub the thread.

7. Wind a boddy. It should be a Little thicker in the middle

8. Wind the hackle 6-7 turns around the boddy. 

9. Fold the crystal flash over the body and hackle and attach it just behind the hook eye.

10. Cut of the rest of the crystal flash

11. Rib the body with 6-7 turns of the copper wire.

12. Fasten the copper wire. Cut it of and form a neat head with the thread and cut of the thread.

13. Cover the back with a layer of UV resin.

14. Cure the resin with UV lamp.

15. The gammurus flie are now ready for action.