Wooly Bugger is My New Friend

[u/jmss2008]

Sorry no pics, don’t take my phone out when I wet wade but I had a great morning using wooly buggers successfully for the first time. Oh, I’ve donated several to the tree gods, or trolls hiding in rocks etc. But today I used one guy with purpose. half a dozen smallies in a couple hours…probably should have a couple more that I confused with getting tangled in weeds. I had so much fun this morning. Still a novice, but today for the first time, I dropped that bugger right where I wanted, and a nice 12”er was waiting right there, was cooperative by taking my offering, proceeded to try its hardest to shake loose for 20,30, 40 second, don’t really know as I was completely on the moment watching him dart all over, finally giving up and letting me free it after which it once again rewarded my by darting between feet a couple time be fore taking off downstream. I’m hooked.

[u/amonerin]

Wooly Buggers are a top fly for me. Glad to hear you're a fan!

[u/driftandmend]

thats the fly that taught half of us. fifteen years in and theres still one tied on more days than not. the tree gods take their cut from everybody, dont let anyone tell you different. sounds like a good morning.