<<Back to Online Flyshop   <<Back to Fly of the Month

 

Fly of the Month

October, 2004

 

The Wonder Bugger

 

The Wonder Bugger is one of those lucky accidents where the whole seems to be greater than the sum of the parts. It has caught fish in every major river in Montana as well as in such widely diverse places as Argentina and New Zealand. In the water it looks a lot like a small rainbow.

 

 

Materials
       
Hook: Dai Riki 730 size 4-10
Tail: Olive Marabou
Body: Rainbow Lite-Brite twisted on stainless steel wire.
Head: Black Cone Head
Tying Thread: Uni 6/0 Brown or Green

 

Tying Steps

 

!. Put conehead on your hook and insert the hook in the vise.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Tie on marabou tail. Tie dubbing brush in at the back of the hook and wind it toward the head. Keep stroking the fibers from the dubbing brush away from the hook shank. the bushier the fly looks, the better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. When you get the brush material to the cone, tie it off cut the wire and whip finish behind the cone. The fly is now done.

 

 

 

 

In addition to the rainbow Wonder Bugger, we also make other colors of the fly. Yellow and Pearl are great colors when the water is not crystal clear and some of our customers have had good luck with an all purple  bugger when fishing for steelhead. We have all the materials to tie the Wonder Bugger including the brush making tool and the wire to make the brushes with in stock. I'll try to get the pages up on the web site soon. In the meantime, you can call us at (406)825-6440 and we'll send whatever you need.
Copyright © 2004 Rock Creek Fisherman's Mercantile & Motel. All rights reserved.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.