Both of my rods tips broke while slinging heavily weighted wooly buggers, one was my fault, caught a tree behind and as I came forward, snap, the other, I probably dinged the tip with the fly at some point, when I flipped it forward, it snapped as the fly landed on the water. What size should I tie my wooly buggers in? what size works best for you guys?
I mostly fish the middle provo so all sizes of trout are what I am after. I've never been big into wooly buggers but after everyone raving about streamer fishing when nymphing isnt going well I figure I should... For all the patterns there are out there, I could get by on the following: Green Weenie, Wooly Bugger, Zebra Midge, and a Parachute Adams. I tie a lot of different patterns, but those are the four I use 95% of the time.
Sr Wooly, What are your favorite color combinations for warmwater wooly bugger fishing? Also, anyone have a favorite modification (i.e. rubber legs, dumbbell eyes, etc.) that gives you an edge? Can you use a Wooly Bugger on a spinning rod? If so, how?
Sr Wooly, Is size 6 a ideal size or what size would be most ideal for trout or LM? Takes were light when the water was cold, and even stripping Wooly Buggers yielded the lightest of takes (they'd lightly nip a couple of times, and you had to pause for the actual take). As I walked around the lake, I noticed that my little bright colored indicator looked identical to the Power Bait that everyone else was using there. 4. Whatever works. Wooly buggers, bead head CJs, hare's ear, ants, grasshoppers, dries.
At some time, each of those will work. I don't stick with any one type if it isn't working. The water across the pools doesn't move all that quickly late in the year. During the spring runoff, these places are almost impossible to fish.
