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Black /
bugger /
Calf /
olive /
Ostrich /
Soft Hackle /
spey /
Ultra Wire /
Spey Bugger
tied by Old HatFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Target Species: Steelhead,
Recommended Region: Northwest US,
Imitation: Leeches,
Material List: Hook:
Mustad (any salmon hook with a long straight shank)
Tail: Calf's tail olive
Rib: Hot orange ultra wire
Body: Ostrich olive and
Black
Hackle: Cock spey
Hackle (long and webby)
Tying Instructions: Like a normal bugger pattern. tie in tail about length of body. Tie in wire rib. Tie in a bunch of ostrich herl. Move to the front and tie in hackle by the lower part of the stem. Wind the ostrich forward and tie down. Wind the hackle twice at the front then palmer to the rear and tie it down with three tight wraps of wire and then counter wrap the wire forward through the hackle. Tie down and finish.
Presentation Tips: Dead drift or swing. I like to spey cast this pattern.
