The wooly bugger jig works well for fishing along the bottom of streams and rivers.
Based on the original wooly bugger fly fishing lure, the wooly bugger jig incorporates a round, painted lead jig head into the lure, giving it weight to work below the surface of the water at depths where fish are holding. The maribou feather tail of the wooly bugger jig gives the lure a lifelike action when worked in the water. You can make the lure in a range of colors from black to red to chartreuse or fluorescent pink. It works well on a range of game fish species including, crappie, bass, steelhead and trout.
Instructions
1. Place the curve of the jig hook in the fly vise, with the shank slightly up.
2. Measure some marabou feathers to about 1 1/2 times the length of the hook shank. Make several wraps with thread to tie the marabou feathers to the hook shank just before the shank starts to curve. Trim off any excess feathers above the tie with small scissors.
3. Place the end of a length of chenille line over the marabou feathers and align the end to the tie that holds the end of the feather in place. Make several wraps with the thread to hold the chenille line in place.
4. Select a hackle feather to tie to the lure. Spread the individual strands of the hackle feather apart. Place the end of the hackle feather over the end of the chenille line and tie it onto the hook with the chenille line and marabou feathers.
5. Wrap the thread around the shank of the hook up to the jig head.
6. Wrap the chenille line around the shank of the hook, working up to the jig head. Tie the chenille line off with the thread. Trim any excess chenille line.
7. Wrap the hackle feather around the chenille line on the shank of the hook, working toward the jig head. The individual strands of the hackle feather form the "wooly" portion of the jig body. Tie the hackle feather off with the thread and trim off the excess feather.
8. Tie the thread to the hook with a knot and glue the thread in place with a drop of fly-tying cement.
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