Beadhead Woolly Bugger

The Woolly Bugger is one of the most versatile and universally effective flies ever tied — a pattern that imitates leeches, minnows, sculpin, crayfish, and a wide range of other aquatic prey all in a single design. The bead gets the fly down fast in rivers and stillwaters, while the marabou tail and soft hackle body breathe and pulse with lifelike action on every strip and pause — triggering aggressive, predatory strikes from trout and bass across a wide range of conditions.

Pattern Details

• Style: Beadhead streamer / multi-species attractor
• Tail: Marabou — breathes and pulses with lifelike action on every strip and pause
• Body: Chenille with palmered hackle — soft, flowing profile that imitates leeches, sculpin, and baitfish
• Head: Bead — gets the fly down fast in rivers and deep stillwaters
• Target species: Trout and bass
• Techniques: Stripped retrieve, swung downstream, dead-drifted through deep pools, paused to let the marabou breathe
• Sizes available: 8, 10

Color Options

• Olive — natural, versatile color effective across a wide range of water types and conditions
• Black — high-contrast silhouette effective in low light, off-color water, and at depth
• Olive/Black — blends natural olive with black accents for contrast and definition fish can track from a distance

The fly that belongs in every streamer box — the Beadhead Woolly Bugger gets down fast and delivers the lifelike, pulsing action that triggers strikes in virtually any water type.