Wooly Buggers or Fry Patterns

[Rabmax]

Hello all i want to tie up some woolly buggers to try mainly at the start of the season before things warm up & hoping it might bring a few large trout  . I have read on here that a few people use them & found this http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4900.0;topicseen in the database & also thought this looked interesting . http://www.flyguysoutfitting.com/articulatedbugger.html .Can anyone advise on a few easy patterns they have success with on rivers

[bibio1]

Personally I like to use a small zonker pattern tied to represent a minnow. Natural mink strip in a standard size 8 or 10 hook. I have stopped leading these patterns instead prefering to use an intermediate line for more control.

As for the fish caught, nothing really large but there have been a few that I was happy with. Not a cure for everything when things are slow but it does work and not enough people use this method on rivers.

cheers

Paul

[Black-Don]

You won't go far wrong with Scotfly's Wooly Bugger or variations on that theme. Matuka's are a good bet with the original Ace of Spades and it's variants being a hot favourite too.

I dare say the articulated fly will catch just as well or maybe even better than the original but whether the results would be  worth the additional hassle is debatable.

I don't really use them for Broonies but some folk ( you know who you are   :wink:  :roll: ) use fritz flies and humungus variants.

[Rabmax]

Have a few ideas now to tie a couple of patterns but as i have have never used Marabou before what should i buy.Is it this stuff i Need to buy http://www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=191. Also what colours do people feel works best for brown trout. Cheers. 

[Harpo]

Hi Rab

Oliver Edwards says Black, White & Olive will cover most bases for Streamers.

I ususally use Oliver, well I say usually only tried it three times and caught once !
I do believe that the thinking that Streamers will work early season as there is little fly life is probably incorrest. I have used streamers on numerous occasions early season and caught feck all, however they seem to work better in the summer when the fish are more active.

The fish need to be active to chase a streamer pattern and may not do this early in the season, preferring to wait for any fly life that there is to come to them? :?

It's a good technique though from what I have read

Cheers

Stuart

[Black-Don]

Hi Rab, try here  

http://www.ekmpowershop3.com/ekmps/shops/flyfishingworld/marabou-sunburst-collection-range-14-c.asp

or here

http://wellbanklochans.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwellbanklochans%2eco%2euk%2fcgi%2dbin%2fss000001%2epl%3fSS%3dmarabou%26PR%3d%2d1%26TB%3dA%26SHOP%3d&WD=bloods%20marabou&PN=copy_of_Veniards_2007%2ehtml%23a3473#a3473

In this second link you need to go almost to the bottom of the page for Turkey Marabou. Phone Neil ( 01307 466366 ) at Angus Angling who runs the shop and tell him what you're looking for. He'll keep you right with colours but I'd suggest a dark / damsel olive colour for the olive you'll need for most applications including Wooly Buggers.

[Black-Don]

ive been using a wee minnow pattern too i'll stick up a picture later.

Hmm, early season on rivers, eet'sa nice Meester Col.

Look forward to it.  :wink:  

[Rabmax]

Hi Rab

Oliver Edwards says Black, White & Olive will cover most bases for Streamers.



Cheers

Stuart

I must have forgot Mr Edwards said Black White & Olive as i have watched the DVD .I look forward too seeing your minnow pattern Col .I know how & when to fish a minnow as i have been fishing minnows most of my life until i became obsessed by the Dry Fly about 2 years ago. If fishing streamers is half as effective as the natural minnow i should do OK. Cheers

[Clan Ford]

I like that a lot Col

Norm

[Malcolm]

I've often wondered how my high water sea trout and salmon pattern, the Endrick Bug, would do for brownies on normal trout rivers. It catches a lot of sea trout and I've had some very big accidental brownies on it too. here it is dry and wetted up