Whip finish and head cement and you're done. This is by far my favorite
winter pattern in Black Canyon. Tie them in a variety of colors. The only difference
from a regular wooly bugger is the large cone and thick lead wire. Tie them really heavy.
Wrap the chenille forward away from your body and then wrap the saddle
in the same direction. Remember with hackles shiny side forward.
Leave the tinsel for last and wrap it in the opposite direction of the chenille and saddle.
Next tie in the marabou tail and wrap over the lead to make it smooth.
Tie in a piece of chenille, tinsel and the tip of the saddle at the hook bend.
This is a size 4, 4x long hook with a large cone head
and heavy lead.
By the time I finish teaching and doing homework the last thing that I want to do is blog. I have somehow mustered the motivation tonight. I could use this time to complain about all of the fishing that I haven't done but I will instead say that I have fished once in the last month. Pathetic. I got down to tying some Buggers tonight and that perked up my spirits. With the winter all but here, I now dream of Bear River rainbows, and fat ones at that. In preparation for the trip that may never happen I began tying my Black Canyon arsenal. Part one the Wooly Bugger with plenty of weight. Here goes. As you can see the pictures are in reverse order. Great for the dyslexic.
