Mike Yeager's bugger variation; a damsel/dragonfly imitation for Southwestern stillwaters. He prefers to tie his flies unweighted, using a sinking line to get them down to where the fishes live. These are for Jim - enjoy.


hook - Mustad 9672 #8
thread - UTC 140 dark olive
tail - marabou black
body - chenille dark olive
hackle - grizzly saddle


mash barb, start thread, wrap back to bend




measure (shank length) a clump of marabou; tie in






strip the end off chenille; tie in






prep hackle, tie in by butt




take a turn of chenille behind hackle, the wrap forward to head






wrap hackle forward, tie off, trim, whip, SHHAN