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 ...
Chris Sandford gives his adaptation of the classic 'woolly bugger' fly - a traditional winter pattern. Finally, wind the hackle forward between the wire wraps, allowing the wire to show, and tie off ...