| The Wooly Bugger |
| Hook: |
Mustad #9672, Size 6 - 12 (Hook Size is your choice) |
| Thread: |
To Match Body Color |
| Tail: |
Marabou In Color To Match Body |
| Body: |
Medium Chenille, Color is your choice |
| Hackle: |
Brown, Black, or grizzly |
| Weight: |
Lead wire, Size .020 |
Tying Instructions
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| Step 1: |
Mount the hook in the vise and attach the thread to hook
using a jam knot. Cover the shank with thread. Wrap the
shank with lead wire and cover the lead with thread. Apply head
cement to the wraps.
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| Step 2: |
Position thread above the hook barb.
Measure and tie in a marabou plume.
Tail should be shank length.
Tie in a 2nd marabou plume if necessary for a full tail.
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| Step 3: |
Again position thread above the barb.
Tie in the hackle by the tip.
Tie in a length of chenille and advance thread to within 1/8
inch of the eye. Wrap
the chenille forward and tie it off. Clip the excess chenille.
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| Step 4: |
Palmer the hackle over the chenille to the eye, tie off and clip the excess hackle.
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| Step 5: |
Whip finish and cement the head. |
*** Develop the habit of positioning the thread where it will be used
for the next step in the fly's construction.
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*** Do not use more wraps of thread than necessary to hold the materials
securely. Avoid unnecessary build up of thread and materials.
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