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Rubber Legged Woolly Bugger »

Blood Quill Marabou
Chenille
Strung Hackle
Silli Legs
Dumbell Eyes
Dubbing
No.4 Streamer Hook
Thread

Start thread a dn tie in the dumbell eyes
Tie in marabou tail
Tie in silli legs with maraibou
Tie in hackle
Tie in chenille
Wrap chenille foreword to the eye, tie off and clip
Wrap hackle foreword to the eye, tie off and clip
Tie in legs behind the eyes
Dub the head
Glue the head
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Hex Bugger »

Size 6 Salmon Hook
Grizzly marabou tail
Pheasant tail fiber back
Grizzly soft hackle wound foreword woolly bugger style
Olive UV ice dubbing body applied with a dubbing loop
Medium plastic eyes
8/0 White Uni Thread

- Tie in the marabou tail
- Tie in the pheasant tail fibers
- strip off one side of the feather and tie in the soft hackle
- Tie in the eyes
- create a dubbing loop and apply the dubbing.
- wind dubbing loop on up to the eyes, tie in and clip
- wind hackle foreword as you would with a woolly bugger with two wraps just behind the eyes. Tie in and clip
- stroke hackles down to either side of the fly. Bring the pheasant tail fibers foreword. Tie in and clip
- Apply head cement
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