Leib's Bug SBS

[ScottP]

Prince Nymph meets the Bugger; found this in Randall Kaufmann's Fly Tyer's Nymph Manual. Pretty buggy fly, simple to tie; not sure why it never caught on.




hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
underbody - non-tox wire .015
tail - biots brown
body - peacock herl
rib - gold wire x-fine
hackle - brown saddle
legs - biots brown



Part 1


mash barb, wrap shank with non-tox







start thread, wrap underbody; taper front and back







even up biots, curving away from each other







measure for length (hook gap) and tie in










tie in ribbing







tie in some peacock (more herl or less depending on the effect you're looking for) and wrap forward










prep a saddle hackle (a bit of web is a good thing) and tie in by the butt end

[ScottP]

Part 2

take a couple turns at the front, then spiral to the back; let the end hang down




counterwrap the rib, wiggling it back and forth as you move forward to avoid trapping hackle fibers; tie off and helicpoter the end of the wire






measure biot legs for length (let them extend a bit past the bend) and tie in curving towards each other






trim butts, wrap head, whip, SHHAN






Change up the body and hackle density and you could approximate a lot of stuff - skinny damsels, fat dragonflies, stonefly nymphs, etc.

Regards,
Scott

[John Rhoades]

Scott -

I always enjoy your SBS posts.

I bet you must have one of the most complete fly selections of anyone anywhere.

[ScottP]

I bet you must have one of the most complete fly selections of anyone anywhere.

One of each

Regards,
Scott

[Uncle Jesse]

Scott,

Have you had one of those in the water? I'm thinking a size 6 maybe and hoping the hackle will act somewhat like a brush guard for big bream and bass.

[ScottP]

Jesse,

Never have fished one but I'd imagine sunnies would go for it; just thought it looked like a neat fly. I'm not sure how much the hackle would keep the brush and stuff off, but it would be pretty easy to add a mono weed guard up front (I like the 2-prong kind).

Regards,
Scott

[Uncle Jesse]

Scott,

The great thing about fishing for bream is bass think they taste like chicken, catfish also. So they are always around, as well as grass carp, so it's a grab bag, you never know what you are going to get. I will try a smaller size for trout, one of my western friends always encouraged me to show them something they haven't seen a thousand times. I think I'm going to have to add a piece of the green tinsel down the back for a little more bling.

Thanks for another good looking fly.

Jesse

[sandfly]

jesse,
a size 8 or 6 would be a good size for trout unless you are fishing small brookies. then a 12 or 14 might be better..

[mahanvey]

I like this one... looks wooly bugger fishy!!!

Michael