The first fly that almost everyone learns to tie is the Wooly Bugger. The wooly bugger is a great fly that can be used to catch almost any fish that swims. Depending on the size and color of the wooly bugger, it can imitate almost any kind of food that fish eat. For example, a small olive wooly bugger might look like an underwater insect, while a brown wooly bugger can look like a crayfish, and perhaps a black wooly bugger looks like a leech. You can tie the wooly bugger in any color combination that you like. No matter how you look at it, the wooly bugger looks like food.

Hook: Streamer 4x long
Tail: Marabou
Body: chenille and wire
Hackle: extra-long saddle hackle
Thread: Black 6/0

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Step 1
Place the hook in the vise and start winding the thread towards the rear of the hook until the thread is near the bend of the hook as shown.

Step 2
Select a bunch of marabou that is as long as the length of the hook. While holding the marabou above the hook, tie the marabou onto rear of the hook and then trim the marabou as shown.

Step 3
Tie in the base of the feather with the curve of the feather facing up and extending towards the rear of the hook.

Step 4
Tie in a length of chenille at the rear of the hook as shown and then wrap the thread forward to the eye of the hook.

Step 5
Wrap the chenille toward to the eye of the hook, and then tie down right behind the hook eye.

Step 6
Using hackle pliers to firmly hold the feather by its stem, wrap the hackle around the hook shank towards the eye of the hook.

Step 7
While holding the feather in place with the hackle pliers, tie down the feather with the thread and trim the stem.

Step 8
Use either the whip finish or half hitch tool to tie off the thread and place a drop of head cement on the thread wraps to secure them.