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 ...

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 ...

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.

Time was, mid-February saw the avid fly fisherman gnawing the bars of winter, waiting for April the way a caged lion waits for dinner. If he had nimble fingers and a good sense of color he might ...

Woolly bugger. Woolly bugger. Woolly bugger. Admit it. It’s a great name. Fun to say. Fun to type. Fun to fish. It owes its start in the fishing world to that Great Dame, Juliana Berners, who may or ...

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 ...

American: The lake was stocked Monday with 2,500 rainbow trout weighing almost 1 pound each. Munn: The lake is fishing really well. Fly-anglers are using leech and Woolly Bugger patterns, while others ...