Woolly Bugger

Step by Step's

Step 1

Take some lead wire and wind down the hookshank. Make sure that there is a gap of around 6mm left between the hook eye and the lead. The same needs to be left at the rear of the hook, again about 6mm, this time from the barb. Once the lead wire is in position, coat the lead with superglue to fix it in place.

Step 2

At the start of the lead wire, catch in the thread and wind it down the hookshank to a point where the marabou tail will be tied in.

Step 3

Take a bunch of marabou and remove any excess fluff from the stems. Wet the stems and catch in just before the lead. Try not to protrude onto the lead with the marabou, this will keep the body very uniform.

Step 4

Tie in two lengths of black Krystal Flash at each side of the marabou tail. This is optional.

Step 5

Catch in a black cock hackle with barbs about 1.5 times the width of the hook bend.

Step 6

Catch in a length of Black Chenille and return the thread to a position about 1/3 the length of the hookshank from the eye.

Step 7

Wind the chenille up the hookshank. After each wind I find it helps to push the fibres back with your left hand using the thumb and forthfinger before performing the next winding. At the thread position secure the chenille with thread and trim any waste chenille.