+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Possie Bugger - Good all around fly

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Orange City, Iowa
    Posts
    476

    Default Possie Bugger - Good all around fly

    This fly caught my eye a while back and luv working with Possum. Picked up a couple of possum skins and a whole bunch of Ause Possum hide pieces from an Ebay auction. Great stuff to work with and make great dubbing.

    Got my son-in-law hooked on fly fishing about a year ago but has no interest to tie his own flies .... go figure So I tie a bunch of flies now and then and send them to him.

    This is a great pattern to tie and just a good fly to have. Fairly easy to tie. I stuck to the original pattern pretty closely except I use small wire to counter wrap the pearl flashabou ribbing for durability. Got the idea from a Youtube video. I like using the curved nymph hooks as they seem to have a more life like profile then the straight hooks.

    Hook: TMC 200r #8
    Bead: to fit hook
    Weight: lead tape wrapped front 1/3 of shank.
    Tail: Ause Possum w/Pearl Flashabou
    Body: Nat., Ause Possum
    Ribbing: Pearl Flashabou w/sm. copper wire counter wrapped
    Hackle: Partridge or Grouse
    Throax: Ause Possum w/Blk & Olive Rabbit mixed
    6/0 Blk Thread

    Hope you like it. Sorry about the poor quality pic not the best camera in the world.

    Mike
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Last edited by mickalo; 10-20-2010 at 12:34 AM.
    "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Borger, Texas
    Posts
    912

    Default

    Hi Mike,

    My closest friend used one for about an hour when he and his family and my wife and I were in Yellowstone last year, and he caught the 2nd largest fish of the trip on that fly.

    Good pattern.

    Regards,

    Gandolf

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Orange City, Iowa
    Posts
    476

    Default

    Thanks Gandolf. I'm in the process of tying a dozen of these in a size 12 for a fly swap. Never tied one smaller then a 10 so it should be interesting.

    Mike
    "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    shamokin, pa.
    Posts
    938

    Default

    mickalo,

    Never used American pahsum, but have a batch of Australian that I've used for years. It's bleached a Light Cahill shade. Have to check out the American stuff sometime. Liked your fly - very buggy! Ever try possum on a half shell (armadillo)? No? Me neither! LOL!!! Pardon my sense of humor. I just can't help myself!

    Best regards, Dave S.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Orange City, Iowa
    Posts
    476

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by fishdog54 View Post
    mickalo,

    Never used American pahsum, but have a batch of Australian that I've used for years. It's bleached a Light Cahill shade. Have to check out the American stuff sometime. Liked your fly - very buggy! Ever try possum on a half shell (armadillo)? No? Me neither! LOL!!! Pardon my sense of humor. I just can't help myself!

    Best regards, Dave S.
    HAA! .... when I lived down south in Louisiana those armadillos were all over the place! Some really nasty critters. Like to see someone come up with fly pattern using one of those hides.

    I found an Ebay seller that sells Ause Possum in large quanities at a good price. So when they have in I stock up on it. Otherwise hard to find. Got a couple of reqular possum skins I use for dubbing but the Ause Possum is so much better.

    Mike
    "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan

  6. #6

    Default

    That fly looks great, Mike!
    David Merical
    St. Louis, MO

+ Reply to Thread

Similar Threads

  1. Ice Out Bugger
    By ScottP in forum Fly Tying
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-22-2017, 08:58 PM
  2. Bugger
    By John 3:16 in forum Fly Tying
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 03-24-2015, 06:52 PM
  3. Bugger help
    By Ksmirk in forum A Learning Experience, Pass it On.
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 01-26-2011, 02:03 PM
  4. Boa Bugger
    By Panman in forum Fly Tying
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-06-2008, 09:17 PM
  5. First Woolly Bugger
    By Skip48 in forum Fly Tying
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 10-13-2007, 08:55 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts