Gurgling Frog

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The Gurgling Frog is an adaptation of the Gartside Gurgler style foam head and body, with a bit more movement added along with a small frog theme. It’s simple to tie, extremely durable and very effective. The versions to be tied are limited only to your imagination. But this one, is a winner and remains in my box. Plop it down on the edges of the lilies…let it sit for a moment…give it a short 1" twitch to add life…let it sit again…then begin a 2-strip retrieve with a pause in between. More often than not, it gets taken on the first small twitch.

Gurgling Frog Recipe

Hook: #2 Stinger
Thread: Black 210/Danville
Tail: Olive Bucktail
Legs: Barred HackleTips
Body: Green Fly Foam
Abdomen: Sculpin Wooly-Bugger Chenille
Hackle: Barred Chestnut Silicone Legs

For a full tying video, click on the link below:

http://www.ralphsflybox.com/2016/07/tying-gurgling-frog.html

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Ralph,

I tie a two-lipped Gurgler pattern somewhat similar

  1. I cut the strip of foam 2 1/2 times the length of the hook and the foam on the hook and slide it to the eye of the hook with the lip on the bottom below the eye
  2. Tie in the tail materials
  3. Lay the foam down the length of the hook and wrap the thread loosely down to the bend. add a few tight wraps then wrap it back to the eye of the hook
  4. Fold the top foam back along the hook and tie it off, making it a two-lipped Gurgler.

I’ve had good luck with this pattern as it make more noise and creates more disturbance that seems to attract hungry bass.

Jim Smith

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I like the way the legs are pushed forward. Gonna have to try that on my gurglers!

Nice video!