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The Devil Bug fly pattern tied by Darrell Olson
Dry Fly

The Devil Bug

Tied by Darrell Olson

The Devil Bug recipe

Hook#14 Standard Dry Fly Hook
ThreadWhite 6/0
BodyRed Medium Chenille
Tail/Budy CaseWhite Belly Deer Hair

About this fly

Devil Bug The Devil Bug has several names; some fly fishers call it the Doodle Bug, Cooper Bug or the Goofus Bug. Some believe that the Goofus Bug is the precursor of the modern day Humpy. In the early 20th Century; Orley Tuttle is the originator of the Devil Bug. While this fly is a dry fly some amblers will fish it as a wet fly.

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