Bluegill On A Fly

Spent the day fly fishing the lower Black River near Black River Crossing in Arizona. Caught a bunch of smallmouth bass and this hefty bluegill on green and yellow woolly buggers.

Dan W.
Irvine, CA

Nor Cal Fly Fishing Christmas

Dan Wallentine got this trophy rainbow to take a black Wooly Bugger. WOW!!!

Kennedy Meadows, CA Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River

Mark Thrush
Stockton, CA

Body of Water: Middle Fork Stanislaus River
Date: August 3rd-4th, 2010
# Fish caught: 3
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 12 inches +
Effective flies: #12 brown Woolly Bugger

Summary:    

Hello all, just got back from Kennedy Meadows.  Weather was outstanding and so was the fishing!  Fished the Stanislaus near Deadman Campground below Kennedy Meadows Resort.  Tried a few flies, but nailed them on the 'ole standby, a brown Woolly Bugger.  The bait fisherman were nailin'em on worms.

RIP: Russ Blessing Inventor of the Wooly Bugger

If you tie flies, most likely the first fly you ever learned to tie was the Wooly Bugger. If you fly fish for trout there is also a very good chance that your first trout was on a Wooly Bugger. According to an article from Examiner.com, Russ Blessing, inventor of the Wooly Bugger passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Mr. Blessings simple and prolific contribution to the sport of fly fishing most certainly will live on in angler's fly boxes and tyers vises.