For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...

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 ...

The wooly bugger is arguably the best-known fly pattern in the world, often the first fly a beginning fly fisherman ties and fishes. It is easy to tie, easy to fish and remarkably effective for a ...

The staple flies for catching trout from the Beaver tailwaters are various patterns of midges, scuds and sowbugs. But suppose you had to place all your hopes on a single solitary fly, win or lose.

American: The lake was stocked Monday with 2,500 rainbow trout weighing almost 1 pound each. Munn: The lake is fishing really well. Fly-anglers are using leech and Woolly Bugger patterns, while others ...

Here’s a Woolly Bugger pattern that uses a synthetic, flashy body material to create a slim profile in the water. Employ it for trout or steelhead when a dark shape is needed with subtle flash to ...

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 ...

Alpine lakes in the Snowy Range are fishing well with parachute Adams, elk hare’s caddis and beetle patterns. Anglers can also try thin mint woolly buggers. Try grasshoppers, ants and blue winged ...

It’s all about movement. That’s the point of the Smile Blade. Movement and flash. In the water, this pattern kicks and flashes like an injured minnow, an easy mark for a big rainbow or brown. Troll it ...