Wooley Buggers

[gpatton]

As you can see I took a detour in my usual tying and started a few streamers. I happened to loose my streamer box on my last real fishing trip and needed to replace them. The cream colored one worked well for me in the past and figured I'd give it a go again. I also did one in gray that isn't shown. We'll see how that works too.

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Greg

[fritz]

they look great. Midcurrent magazine has a video on tying the wooley bugger that I found real helpful.

http://midcurrent.com/videos/tying-a...woolly-bugger/

[lastchance]

As you can see I took a detour in my usual tying and started a few streamers. I happened to loose my streamer box on my last real fishing trip and needed to replace them. The cream colored one worked well for me in the past and figured I'd give it a go again. I also did one in gray that isn't shown. We'll see how that works too.

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Greg

What kind of hackle do you use for your buggers and where do you but it?
Bruce

[FishnDave]

Those look really good, Greg!
I have a cat...Siamese mix. Basically looks like a Siamese, but with longer hair (not as long as a Persian, though). When he gets brushed, most of the hair that ends up in the brush is sort of a creamy gray color. I had tied up a woolly bugger using that cat's fur for the body. On a tough day last Summer, it was by far the best-producing pattern for me.

[ducksterman]

Dave, were you fishing for catfish?

[jdConrad,MT]

Or rat fish?

[gpatton]

Thanks guys, I'll have to check out the midcurrent videos. The hackle is actually the larger/largest feathers from my dry fly capes (grizzly, and brown). The hen cape I had didn't have long enough feathers to run the length of the hook. It seems to work well. It's funny that ducksterman mentions catfish since I am sure he is being fasicious, but the cream colored one caught 3 or 4 catfish for me one day when I was trying out a new stream that I thought had trout in it .

[Donald Nicolson]

I just had a look at that Woollie Bugger video on Midcurrent it is excellent, I immediately signed up for Midcurrent.
W. Buggers are known here but are not really used a lot, but a while ago I dressed a bunch for my site.
I have never been very happy with them, now I know why, I'll have to re-dress them.
I really like your W. Buggers Greg, very nice indeed.

[gaeronf]

I can't help but notice, in the first pic, are those lead wraps right behind the bead? Otherwise, well done!

[Donald Nicolson]

I'll have to admit, I saw the 'lead' wraps as well.
There is a trick to cover up anything behind a bead.
Get some dubbing of a matching colour and dub over anything showing,
also, whip finish with a little of the dubbing on the thread.
I don't varnish the whip finish on bead heads, they do not seem to need it.