Post by jrock on Mar 17, 2007 22:35:42 GMT -4
How to Tie a Chenille Body Streamer
Woolly Bugger
The woolly bugger has become possibly the most used fly of all time. It is a general imitation of many creatures, a leech, a baitfish, a crayfish and anything else that swims and pulsates. It is an easy tie and extremely effective.
First slide on a bead for a beadhead if desired. The beads typically have one side of the hole drilled in them larger than the other side. Put the small side over the point first and slide into position. Next wrap lead wire or other wire weight around the 'thorax' area of the shank for extra weight. Wrap the thread onto the hook and form smooth ramps of thread at either end of the weight and wrap the thread back to the bend. Note the position of the thread, near the center of the barb.
Now tie in the marabou for the tail. Let this be longer than the finished product but don't cut it with a scissors. Tie in a fine gold wire for ribbing and then the olive chenille. To tie in the chenille strip the fuzz off the end so the thread is exposed and tie it in by the thread. Wrap the thread back up to the head area.
Wrap the chenille back up to the head and tie it off. Then tie in a long soft grizzly hackle.
Palmer the grizzly hackle back to the bend and tie it off with the gold wire ribbing.
Wind the ribbing forward through the hackle to hold it in place and tie it off at the head. Take several turns of thread to hold the ribbing in place and to hold the bead in place. Whip finish and apply head cement if desired.
Next grasp the marabou tail between the thumb and forfinger of your right hand so the proper length of tail is between the bend of the hook and your fingers. Using your thumb and forefinger of your left hand pull the marabou fibers apart creating a tail of the proper length. This results in a more natural break in the marabou stems leaving the protruding fibers intact.
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Woolly Bugger
The woolly bugger has become possibly the most used fly of all time. It is a general imitation of many creatures, a leech, a baitfish, a crayfish and anything else that swims and pulsates. It is an easy tie and extremely effective.
First slide on a bead for a beadhead if desired. The beads typically have one side of the hole drilled in them larger than the other side. Put the small side over the point first and slide into position. Next wrap lead wire or other wire weight around the 'thorax' area of the shank for extra weight. Wrap the thread onto the hook and form smooth ramps of thread at either end of the weight and wrap the thread back to the bend. Note the position of the thread, near the center of the barb.
Now tie in the marabou for the tail. Let this be longer than the finished product but don't cut it with a scissors. Tie in a fine gold wire for ribbing and then the olive chenille. To tie in the chenille strip the fuzz off the end so the thread is exposed and tie it in by the thread. Wrap the thread back up to the head area.
Wrap the chenille back up to the head and tie it off. Then tie in a long soft grizzly hackle.
Palmer the grizzly hackle back to the bend and tie it off with the gold wire ribbing.
Wind the ribbing forward through the hackle to hold it in place and tie it off at the head. Take several turns of thread to hold the ribbing in place and to hold the bead in place. Whip finish and apply head cement if desired.
Next grasp the marabou tail between the thumb and forfinger of your right hand so the proper length of tail is between the bend of the hook and your fingers. Using your thumb and forefinger of your left hand pull the marabou fibers apart creating a tail of the proper length. This results in a more natural break in the marabou stems leaving the protruding fibers intact.
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