Salty Bugger

Salty Bugger

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

Materials

Tying Instructions

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

Tie in strand of krystal flash either side of tail.

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