The Wily Woolly Bugger - American AnglerAmerican Angler
At the end of the drift, allow the fly to rise to the surface on a swing like an emerging insect. Even add a rhythmic action ... When I fish a Woolly Bugger to imitate an insect, I like tailouts below riffles and the heads of pools where fast water empties ... The fast water dislodges insects, which drop out of the current as the water slows. Trout recognize an easy meal and line up to ... The Woolly Bugger is often tied to imitate an immature insect. Many fly tyers speculate that central Pennsylvania native and ...
Hatches, 17 Years Apart - American AnglerAmerican Angler
These insects had minds of their own on the cast, sometimes deciding to fly in an unintended direction. ... So finding a cruising carp willing to eat wasnt the challenge; the problem was casting a large insect that might decide to fly ...