Hook Size 8
The Woolly Bugger is one of the most versatile flies that has ever
been designed. It is productive for many different species of fish. We
have added additional flash to help improve its performance. This
helps attract the attention of steelhead and trout.
We have this fly in many different colors that has proven productive
and effective for steelhead from both the Pacific Coast and
steelhead streams from the Great Lakes.
The Woolly Bugger has a lively marabou feather tail that moves in
the water. Mr. Russell Blessing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was
the tier who tied the first “Buggers”. He added the marabou tail to
the woolly worm fly. This helped add to the swimming movement of
the fly in the water. He designed the Woolly Bugger for smallmouth
bass.
The Wooly Bugger is now a standby fly for trout, smallmouth bass,
steelhead and salmon along with many other species of fish. Just
about every fish that swims has been caught on a Woolly Bugger.
There are many ways to fish this fly but most steelhead anglers cast
it across stream, let the current carry it down and across, and make
stripping retrieves by pulling the fly line. The hackle twitches and the
tail flares and the steelhead grab it.
