True Wooly Worm

[acal]

I've been doing some reading on Wooly Worms and find the terms "True Wooly Worm" being used with no explanation given of what is meant by the term True. Does anyone have any information regarding this terminology ?

The only thing I can find to date is that it had a red tail, and that is all that is mentioned.

Is there a pattern for a True Wooly Worm ?

Any help would be appreciated.

[Normand]

heres some history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_Worm_(imitation)

[Chuck441]

There is (was?) a fly called a True wooly worm. It was created by a tier named Bill True, I believe. It had a body of chenille: 1/3 orange, 1/3 black, 1/3 orange. I can't remember any other details.

Chuck

[kengore]

We get these little guys during the fall, I've seen 'true woolly worm' flies tied to imitate...1/3 black, 1/3 orange, 1/3 black chenille for the body, with a sparse black rooster hackle palmered over the body.

[Chuck441]

Oops- got the order wrong. The True Wooly is black/orange/black. Thanks for the pic.

Chuck

[J Castwell]

Does it really mater how manny l's therre ar in wolly?