The Devil Bug

The Devil Bug

Dry Fly

Tied By Darrell Olson

Hook: #14 Standard Dry Fly Hook

Thread: White 6/0

Bead:

Body Parts: body, Tail/Budy Case 

Materials: Red Medium Chenille, White Belly Deer Hair

Notes:

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.