It's simple, easy to tie, kinda rough looking, and will catch fish when nothing else will. The Woolly Bugger is what I call an insurance fly. Catching a fish is never 100% guaranteed, no matter what ...

While visiting my brother years ago, my family and I went fishing in a small lake located just down the hill from his home. The lake, kind of an overflow area adjacent to the Colorado River, is known ...

THE WOOLY BUGGER IS A COMMON FLY that is a standard pattern for most fly fishermen. Few flies possess the versatility of the wooly bugger and because of this quality, it's the one fly that I need to ...

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power ...

Chris Sandford gives his adaptation of the classic 'woolly bugger' fly - a traditional winter pattern. Choosing a fly for winter fishing is never a problem. The fish are down in deep water, and Chris ...

The first time I went fly fishing, my buddy summed up the sport in five words: “hurling money into the river.” That definitely felt like the case as I proceeded to lose $10 worth of store-bought flies ...

Woolly bugger. Woolly bugger. Woolly bugger. Admit it. It’s a great name. Fun to say. Fun to type. Fun to fish. It owes its start in the fishing world to that Great Dame, Juliana Berners, who may or ...