I am looking for the representative recipe for the McMurray Beetle. There is a gentleman in my flyfishing club that is fixated on this recipe in upper NY state and I want to tie a few for him.
Good luck!
I have been unable to locate McMurray Beetle (actually - ant) Bodies.
You might check with Byard to see if he has a source for them.
OR, if you are REALLY heroic, you can make your own. They are simply two little cylinders of balsa or cork connected by a very short piece of monofilament. The mono is tied on the hook and a hackle is wound over the tie-in point.
Full directions can be found here:
<http://www.virtualflybox.com/ips2/i36a.shtml>
Read that (4 pages, I think) and you'll see why I said "Good Luck!"
Allan --
Allan Fish Greenwood, IN
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