Salty Bugger

(By Hoosen Bobat 07.07.03)

 

A very simple and easy fly to tie, but very effective. This fly has already landed over 20 species (salt) for Hoosen.

 

Materials

Hook:           No 4 or 6

Tail:             Maribou – Whites

                   Krystal flash - Pearl

Body:           Slf dubbing / dubbing brush / tinsel chenille - pearl

Head:           Bead

Weight:        Optional – add few turns of lead wire

 

 

Step   1        Flatten barb – insert bend up to mark eye.

2                    Tie in thread from behind bead to bend of hook

3                    Tie in generous bunch of marabou – length of shank. Wind down shank to behind bend and back again.

4                    Tie in strand of krystal flash either side of tail.

5                    Tie in dubbing brush / chinille, wind evenly up to bead and tie off. Pick out body. Do not taper as in nymph.

 

Tips    Aviod thin profile

          Avoid tapering

          Add several turns of lead wire

Above colours are optional

 

Here is a list of some of the species that Hoosen has caught with this fly:

Torpedo scad, springer, queen fish, kingfish (various), gurnard, shad, salad fish, garrick, garfish, pinkie, wave garrick, karanteen, blacktail, moonie, flagtail, threadfin mullet, thorn fish, perch, kob, sand steenbras, wrasse, kawa kawa, 5 species in the maldives