> Woolly Bugger Tying Instructions

The woolly bugger is a great all-purpose fly pattern that catches many fish species in all kinds of waters. This fly, although fairly easy to tie, may require some adult help.

Tools/equipment:

Fly-tying vise or Vise-Grip type pliers (to hold the hook)
Small, sharp, pointed and fine-bladed scissors
Hackle pliers (to hold the end of the material you are wrapping on the hook)
Bobbin (thread spooler to hold thread for easy wrapping)
Bodkin (teasing needle)
Head cement

Ingredients:

Hook- Tiemco 7999 #2 or #4 (or equivalent)
Thread- Black 3/0
Tail- Black, olive, orange, brown or red marabou
Rib- Flashabou (optional shiny material that looks a little like tinsel)
Body- Black, olive, orange, brown or red chenille
Hackle- Saddle hackle to match body and tail

Instructions:


1) Mount hook in your vise jaws.		2) Starting just behind the eye of the hook, wrap a layer of thread to the bend of the hook.


3) Tie in a piece of marabou (fluffy end sticking out) to make the tail. Wrap the base of the Marabou feather securely with thread several times to hold in place. Optional – tie in a piece of shiny flashabou with the marabou to give the tail an extra "buggy" look.		4) Cut a piece of chenille and cut a piece of saddle hackle. Both should be long enough to wrap around the hook from the bend to the eye.


5) Holding the chenille and the saddle hackle against the hook shaft at the bend, attach both at their bases with thread to secure. Then, leaving the hackle loose and out of the way for now, wrap the chenille repeatedly around the hook shank in continuous touching loops back to just behind the eye.		6) Wrap several spaced loops of the thread over the chenille back to just behind the eye to secure the chenille to the shank.


7) Wind the saddle hackle around the chenille-covered shank in evenly-spaced loops up to the eye. At the eye, make three close loops with the hackle to form a thicker collar.		8) Wrap 8-10 wraps of thread just behind the eye of the hook, forming a small "head" behind the eye.


9) Make 4-6 half-hitch loops at the head to secure. Cut thread to finish.		Optional – Add a drop or two of fly-tiers cement or clear nail polish lacquer at the head to finish securely.