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

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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.
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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
Article

Copper Frede

Oct 26. 2002
Copper Combine the Danish killer patterns Frede and Copper Bully with a Woolly Bugger... Not surprisingly a deadly combination
See the pattern here
Article

Hen Hackle Demystified

Jun 6. 1999
Feathers Hen hackles have long been the source of confusion to many fly tyers. Whether they are looking for wings for their dry flies or hackles for their wet flies, there seems to plenty of head scratching when it comes time to purchase the appropriate feathers.
Read all about it
Article

Coney Snowbugger

Jul 5. 1997
Coned This streamer fly is actually a variation of the well-known Woolly Bugger. It imitates a small baitfish.
See the pattern 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

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