I found this pattern online and cannot remember who should get the credit for it. Maybe an FAOL pattern? It has proven to be a really good pattern for river smallmouth bass in the summertime.
Mustad 9672 in size 6 with medium beadchain, olive chenille and olive marabou tail.
Joe
Rick Z I think…
I’ve been looking for this thread for months!
I saw it when it first came up, liked the fly, and thought to myself, “I gotta tie some of those!”…normally, I save pictures for flies I like or print the thread to a PDF file…but I couldn’t find any hint of it on my computer.
I tied some of these from memory a few months ago and put them in a silent auction (fund raiser for a local club…donate the flies and whatever they go for goes to the club).
I wasn’t sure if I had them right though I figured I was close. Earlier today, I stumbled onto a screen shot of the fly and the text around it (but no hint of a URL to prove where it came from…the background color told me it had to be FAOL and a bit of searching finally found this thread). It was on a completely difference computer than I expected (i.e.: I couldn’t find it because I didn’t look in the right spot).
The only real difference between what I tied from memory and what’s in the original post is the size of the hook (I tied them on a size 10 I think…might be an 8 or 12 but I think it’s a 10 since that’s my usual size for Bluegill and I figured this would work for them too).
The guy that was the high bidder on the ones I tied told me tonight that he caught a nice trout on one of them the first time he tried it out.
He used a floating line and let the fly sink a bit before retrieving it in slow pulls/twitches. The pulls lift it up in the water column (short pulls lift it less than long pulls most likely). Pausing between pulls lets it sink again.
The bead chain makes it ride Clouser-style (hook point up) which is a good thing for bass flies.
I also tied one or two of these with a rabbit strip for a tail instead of marabou. The up/down action from the slow pulls should make the rabbit strip work nicely (the marabou also likes that action).
Next time I tie some, I want to try adding rubber legs just to have other versions (and more potential motion in the water).
Thanks for posting that fly! You helped a buddy catch a fish…the only thing better than catching a fish on a fly you tied is having a buddy catch a fish on a fly you tied! 
Oh yeah, since I couldn’t find the original pic when I was tying these, I tied some I think with three beads of chain on top and some with four. Same hook, just slightly different positioning for the first bead and you end up with a trivial way to have 25% less weight (or 33% more depending on which one you consider “normal”).
I tied some like that and posted it a while ago. I used larger beads and a larger hook. They were for a Mardi Gras swap.
I do have some tied up in smaller sizes to try this eyar.
Rick
Is there a receipt posted somewhere for this fly?
Mike
This is the way I tie them.
Pick the size hook that matches the size beads you are going to use.
Cut the number or beads you need for each side.
wrap the thread down the hook. Tie in your tail.
I then place the beads beside the hook shank and mark where the narrow places between the beads are.
I then wrap some mateiral, chenille ect on the hook at these places to build them up so the beads will not be pulled when the other material is wrapped around them
I check by holding the beads against the shank to see that the wraps do not get to thick.
I then wrap back to the bend. Tie in the chenille, a hackle if you want it also.
wrap the thread to the first hump on the shank and tie in the beads in on each side.
move the thread forward and do this at each hump.
wrap the chenille around the shank to the head and tie off.
Palmer the hackle if you want it and tie it off.
Building the material under the bead chanin helps keep the shape, especially in larger sizes and beads.
Rick
I think that is an imitation of the Monty Python Black Beast of Aaaaaaaaaaaargh.
Another tie is shown below:
DG
Materials
Hook: Mustad 9672
Thread: Olive
Tail: OliveMarabou
Body: Olive Chenille
Back: Silver or gold bead chain
Instructions
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[li]Lay down a good thread base with some Ca glue.[/ul]2. Tie in Marabou tail[/li]3. Tie in the bead chain and more Ca glue to lock it in
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[li]Wrap the chenille forward with two wraps between each bead.[/li][li] Whip finish the head. [/ul][/li]Noticeably missing is the hackle. You can add it if you want, but it works fine without it. You can color the bead chain with an olive Prisma Color marker, but it’s not necessary. Try it both ways.
I some how deleted my text on the last post. That is the recipe I copied off thre FOAL post for the Bead Chain Wooly Bugger. I think it was Rick’s post.
Bill
thanks CellTech, looks fairly easy to tie one of these bad boys up. appreciate posting the recipe. 
Mike
Thanks so much for the recipe, I like the look of this fly, it really appeals to me.
Jeanne
Interesting…I didn’t use a double row of beads (didn’t see a hint of double row in the beginning of this thread and missed whatever thread Rick originally posted in).
I have a single row of bead chain right on top of the hook. Very quick simple tie though it would end up being lighter weight than Rick’s version.
I also don’t use CA to hold in the bead chain. The wraps of chenille do just fine though I put another wrap pretty much right under the one that sits between the beads. That keeps the beads a bit neater (and snugger)…I see no hints of them being able to slide out while casting, fishing, etc.
For the size hooks, chain, and chenille I used, only one wrap of chenille fits between each bead.
I’ll try to remember to post a pic of my version. If I tied a rubber leg version, I’ll post it too (have to see if I have the materials here at home or if I need to hit the fly shop tomorrow before I can try that).
Thanks all for the additional info.
I tied a few more of these tonight…couple corrections are due for my earlier post.
I used either 4 or 5 beads, not the 3 or 4 I reported earlier. 3 would work but would look “short” compared to the rest of the fly.
I’m using “small” bead chain on TMC 2312 size 10 hooks. That hook is 2x long and slightly humped. I like the slight curve better than the dead straight hook normally used for woolly bugger type flies. No real reason, I just like it (I doubt the fish care though).
For that hook, when using 4 beads, the first one should be about mid-way between the point and the barb. When using 5 beads, the first bead should be centered on the barb or you’ll end up crowding the head.
It’s a very simple fly to tie.
Here’s what mine look like (in both a 4-bead and a 5-bead version):
Yeah, I need better lighting for pics but it’s 11:00 at night and I had to either take the pic quick while I was thinking about it or likely keep forgetting during the day time when I’m usually much busier.