Wooly Buggers

[theboxkid]

What color thread do you guys tie your wooly buggers with?

[terry_beeson]

If it is not a beadhead or conehead WB, I will use a contrasting color thread to give the “head” a different look.

[scott s.]

Depends…sometime I’ll match and sometime I’ll do something else. You can’t mess a wooly bugger up.

[bryan hulse]

I typically use red or orange thread for weighted buggers and nymphs.

[theboxkid]

Thanks guys, that helps.

[Mike Anderson]

I typically use red or orange thread for weighted buggers and nymphs.

Great advice Splitshot! I find myself trying to guess if I weighted an alike fly all the time.

[theboxkid]

Wow, I didn’t even catch that.

[bryan hulse]

Thanks, but I’m not that smart. My fishing buddy Dave Daily–who is the best tier I personally know–passed that on to me years ago.

The following is for you, Mike. A size 28 parachute midge. The detail isn’t spectacular, but again, it is relatively easy to do.

[Mike Anderson]

I tried a few on my scanner and it was nowhere near as good as yours. I need to playaround with my scanner some more. It’s only a year old and I think it was a good one???

[bryan hulse]

That fly was enlarged about 350%.

Did you notice that none of Peter’s messages had anything to do with fly fishing or fly tying? ::)

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