
In this week’s episode of Tying Tuesdays, watch as Brady ties the Cotton Candy! Scuds and Sowbugs can often be overlooked by fly anglers. They can also be productive imitations to throw in the right situations. The Cotton Candy is a messy little pattern and a solid option when you want to fool fish that are eating these tiny aquatic insects.
Prefer to read? Step-by-step write-up on the AvidMax blog.
Cotton Candy recipe
- Cotton Candy Ingredients List
- HookDaiichi 1160 Size 14-20
- Fulling Mill Super Grub
- ThreadVeevus 10/0 Red
- FlashKrystal Flash x2
- BodyFishmas Senyo's Fusion Dub
- RibbingUTC Amber Wire
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