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The Wooly Bugger has to be the one fly a fly fisherman cannot go without. It is THE killer on most fish species. It immitates a blood sucker.
This fly enters the surface and goes down fast, being weighted, so bring it back fast enough. You can also let it sink and go close to the bottom and start your retreive then.
I use a floating sinking tip (13') WF line (4X) tippet on a 9' leader on a 5 wt rod. In spite of the weight of the fly it casts very well.


Instructions for tying:

  1. Hook: Mustad 79580 #4 to #10
  2. Start the thread on the rear section of the hook
  3. Cut off a piece of lead wire.
  4. Twist the wire on the shank to cover the front two thirds of the shank, leaving a couple of eye widths of bare shank.
  5. Cover the lead with tying thread, ending up over the hook bend.
  6. Varnish the whole thing.
  7. Select a Marabou feather and tie in at the tail about 1 1/2 time the lenght of the hook
  8. Tie in the hackle, tip first.
  9. Tie in the Chenille.
  10. Roll the Chenille right up to the head leaving a small space for the head of the fly.
  11. Wind the hackle to the front of the fly in 5-7 open turns
  12. Form a head with the tying thread
  13. Varnish

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