Wooly Buggers

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The Wooly Bugger is found in a million differing patterns throughout the fly fishing world. Why? It works. Here are the 2 basic versions that I currently tie and fish locally. Experiment on your waters.



The Wooly Bugger Recipe


Hook: Standard 3XL #8
Thread: Black
Tail: Marabou Tips
Weight: 015 Lead Wire Shank-length
Abdomen: Orvis Wooly Bugger Chenille
Hackle: Dry Speckled Badger

For a full tying video, click on the link below:


http://ralphsflybox.blogspot.com/201...ly-bugger.html

nice site. I was taught to "snap" off a portion at the end of the marabou tail against an edge of a scissor before tying onto the hook. I believe the intent is to give the bugger tail more action. Anyone else do this?

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Originally Posted by fritz

nice site. I was taught to "snap" off a portion at the end of the marabou tail against an edge of a scissor before tying onto the hook. I believe the intent is to give the bugger tail more action. Anyone else do this?

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I was taught just the opposite and have seen a number of "guru's" not wanting to do that. They do not use stiff ended marabou.

Nope, just the opposite. I never trim the ends of marabou.

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Originally Posted by NJTroutbum

Nope, just the opposite. I never trim the ends of marabou.

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Nor I, although it is fairly common, if somewhat wrong-headed to me.

If I need to modify the marabou after I tie it in I pinch it between my fingers and tear it off to the desired length, doing it this way will prevent the squared off look you get when you cut it with scissors

Rodney

Midge,
Haven't tied or fished a marabou in many years, but that's how I tied them as well.

Over the years, I think I've seen so many ways to tie this pattern it sometimes gets confusing. Although I have tied Buggers using some of those many variations, I have yet to find where my catch rate has changed any, for the pattern catches fish no matter how it seems to be tied.
Bead headed Buggers with clipped, ripped or as is marabou are really popular with some locals up here in the North, who buy my patterns to catch Chinooks on them when those fish enter the rivers in August/September and the fish don't seem to mind how the things are tied.

http://midcurrent.com/videos/how-to-...woolly-bugger/

thanks for your input guys. attached is another bugger tying video for your viewing. isn't tying a wonderful and rewarding activity

Another neat way to tie a bugger is to use marabou for the tail then tie in a cross-cut rabbit strip and wrap it to the eye or bead, conehead, etc. It looks like a big hairball when finished but when it gets wet it slims down and has a ton of movement in the water

Rodney