Olive Woolly Bugger (Streamer)
A streamer fly imitating Leech / Baitfish attractor, fished in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December across the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Streamer
- Imitates: Leech / Baitfish attractor
- Hook sizes: #4, #6, #8, #10
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Water temp: 34–70°F
- Water types: Freestone, Tailwater
- Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Regions: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, Bass, Carp, Panfish
How to tie the Olive Woolly Bugger (Streamer)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 5263, sizes 4-10
Thread: Uni 6/0 Olive
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 5263, #4-10
- Bead (optional): Copper or olive tungsten bead
- Thread: Uni 6/0 Olive
- Tail: Olive marabou
- Rib: Fine copper wire
- Body: Olive chenille
- Hackle: Olive or grizzly-olive saddle (palmered)
Tying steps
- Optional: slide bead on hook.
- Mount hook, lay olive thread base to bend.
- Tie in olive marabou tail, hook-shank length.
- Tie in copper wire.
- Tie in olive saddle hackle tip-first.
- Tie in olive chenille; wrap forward to bead.
- Palmer hackle forward in 5-6 spirals.
- Counter-rib copper wire, whip finish.