Quote Originally Posted by Ray Kunz View Post
My point is that a Wooly Bugger will have a long fibered, soft hackle that will lay back against the body when wet and usually a marabou tail. What he has is a Wooly Worm with a long tail.
Just an aside:
Fly tyers used to beg for quality dry fly hackle. In fact I'm re-reading Theodore Gordon's Notes & Letters and he pleads for some good hackle. Anyway, the better genetic breeders have gotten hackle to the point of shorter and stiffer barbs, very long stems and 'sweet spot', stems that don't twist and colors that we love to see. Even the hens have evolved in the same way. Therefore, now we have a difficult time finding soft saddle hackle for wooly buggers, worms, etc., long stiff hackle for tailing big flies or large hackle collars, rounded tip hen hackle and some other situations.
Anyway, don't mean to hijack this thread and I still think Hans is correct with his labeling of the fly he tyed as a Wooly Bugger. Here's a Wooly Worm from an article on this site:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...ish/worma7.gif

and another. There are as many as color combinations you can think of.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...WoollyWorm.jpg