Buggers

Flies tied in the Woolly Bugger style with a bushy tail and a palmered body hackle

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Video Bow River Bugger May 22. 2016 The Bow River Bugger is a great western streamer pattern. The Bow River Bugger can be fished both on the dead drift and also stripped as a streamer.	Article Lynx' Whisker Mar 7. 2016 Lure This is a new take on another new take on the classic British stillwater pattern the Cat's Whisker See how to tie it here	Video Crystal Conehead Woolly Bugger Jan 1. 2013 Two Minute Fly Tying: The Crystal Conehead Woolly Bugger
Video Egg Sucking Leech Dec 1. 2011 Tying an Egg Sucking Leech with Jim Misiura. This is a popular patern where spawning fish are. The use of the Pom Pom makes this an easier pattern to tie.	Article Wooly Bugger Patterns Jun 15. 2011 Theme page Woolly Buggers, Baby Buggers, Wooly Worms See the theme here	Article The Perfect Woolly Jan 23. 2010 Bugger! Many flies were developed from the Woolly Bugger, German Raoul Kempkes got back to it and created a very simple pattern which is extremely durable and very easy to tie. Only a few materials are needed to tie a great pattern which is highly versatile. The perfect Woolly Bugger! Learn to tie it here
Article The White May 16. 2009 Simplicity The White is a stable pattern in originator Rasmus Hansen's coastal sea trout flybox, He uses it as a provocation (read: attractor) or as a shrimp imitation, and prefers it for turbulent water and autumn fishing. The fly is simple, one color only, and one of these universal flies that can catch anything. Tie along here	Article Magnus Jan 7. 2009 A true classic If one particular fly was to be celebrated as the Mother of all the typical Danish, gray, nondescript hackle flies it would have to be The Magnus. Originated in 1973 in Denmark it has become a goto-fly for Many Danish as well as foreign coastal anglers. Complete tying steps found here.	Article The Grey Fred Nov 22. 2008 Killer fly A true classic on the Danish coast and a very universal small fish imitation, which has not only caught thousands of sea trout, but would very likely also be able to catch almost anything that has scales and swims. See the step-by-step tying instructions here
Article Kai's Green Terror Nov 12. 2007 Ugly If one day you should lie on the bank pounding your fists into the sand in frustration over the lack of fish and someone sneaks around the corner offering you a chartreuse coloured fly, perhaps it's German Kai Nolting who brings you the fly that will save your day: Kai's Green Terror	Article Convertible tubes Aug 5. 2007 Modular Tube fly tyer Tony Pagliei explains his Convertible Tube Flies - a modular system that combines a set of tube tied front parts and a set of dressed hooks into as many different flies as you can imagine in a versatile, modular system. Follow Tony's instructions here.	Review Woolly Wisdom Mar 29. 2006 A book which is any fly tier's wet dream - or nightmare - depending on your angle of observation and approach to flies and fly tying.
Article Bow River Bugger Nov 30. 2005 Wooly Bugger and muddler Al Grombacher has shared with us one of the most effective patterns for the Bow River in Alberta, Canada, famed for its excellent fishing for rainbow trout. Click here to read more.	Article Danish Pastry Fly Feb 27. 2004 Simple Fly This fly recently changed its name from The Copper Camel to The Danish Pastry Fly for reasons that are revealed in the article. It's an efficient and simple pattern for sea trout, but is very likely to be just as able to catch bass, bonefish and many other species. See Martin Joergensen's pattern here.	Article Baby Buggers Apr 7. 2003 Small yet effective Wooly buggers are one of the all time most effective fish catching flies. However, if you think you need heavy tackle and lots of lead to get them to work - think again. Peter Frailey tells about his "Baby Buggers", and how well they cast and fish. Click here to read more

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