The wooly bugger is arguably the best-known fly pattern in the world, often the first fly a beginning fly fisherman ties and fishes. It is easy to tie, easy to fish and remarkably effective for a ...

It's simple, easy to tie, kinda rough looking, and will catch fish when nothing else will. The Woolly Bugger is what I call an insurance fly. Catching a fish is never 100% guaranteed, no matter what ...

The staple flies for catching trout from the Beaver tailwaters are various patterns of midges, scuds and sowbugs. But suppose you had to place all your hopes on a single solitary fly, win or lose.

THE WOOLY BUGGER IS A COMMON FLY that is a standard pattern for most fly fishermen. Few flies possess the versatility of the wooly bugger and because of this quality, it's the one fly that I need to ...

It’s all about movement. That’s the point of the Smile Blade. Movement and flash. In the water, this pattern kicks and flashes like an injured minnow, an easy mark for a big rainbow or brown. Troll it ...

Alpine lakes in the Snowy Range are fishing well with parachute Adams, elk hare’s caddis and beetle patterns. Anglers can also try thin mint woolly buggers. Try grasshoppers, ants and blue winged ...