FLY
DH Woolly Bugger
DH Woolly Bugger recipe
| Hook | Size 8 Nymph Hook 3xl |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 Orange or color to match body |
| Bead | Orange, Pink or red Glass Bead in Large or 6/0 craft size or opt for the appropriate tungsten or brass bead size for the hook. You could consider also a cone head in place of a bead for deeper water. |
| Weighted Wire | Optional - 0.015 Lead Free Wire |
| Tail | Marabou in Orange or to match body |
| Tail Flash | A single strand of Krystal Flash in Pearl |
| Rib | Medium Copper Wire |
| Body Hackle | Grizzly Hackle or match to body color |
| Body | Hot Orange Chenille or your option (Suggested Pink, White, Yellow) |
About this fly
The woolly bugger is the most tied and most fished fly of all time. Normally it is ties in black, olive, or brown but for delayed harvest trout fishing you should try different color patterns; in particular in orange or pink woolly bugger schemes. Although the original Woolly Bugger pattern was believed to have been created by Pennsylvania fly tyer Russell Blessing as early as 1967 to resemble a hellgrammite, or dobsonfly nymph, its precise origin is unknown, but is clearly an evolution of the Woolly Worm fly. Orange and pink, the colors of many fish eggs, are strong trigger colors for fish such as trout; especially recently stocked hatchery trout. This combined the fact with the woolly bugger’s enticing minnow or nymph like profile provides the makings of a great delayed harvest fly.
What the DH Woolly Bugger imitates
- Streamer / baitfish
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