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Woolly Bugger
The most recognizable, and likely the most commonly fished streamer fly ever tied. The wooly bugger attracts fish in fast or slow water, rivers, ponds, and lakes, in dirty water or spring creeks. It imitates crayfish, minnows, sculpin, leeches, and many other natural foods trout love. This streamer fly pattern is a classic that you simply can't be without. In olive, tan, black, white.Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10.
Average Customer Rating:
Rating Snapshot (31 reviews)
5 stars
19
4 stars
12
3 stars
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2 stars
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31 of 31(100%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Woolly Bugger
Review 1 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Bass Streamer,
May 4, 2013
By: LCStan
from Okatie,SC
"Never tried streamer pattern for largemouth bass. What a great surprise. Used this pattern to catch a 5lb largemouth the first time used in local pond."
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Review 2 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Amazing,
December 31, 2012
By: texasonthefly
"This is a classic fish stopper. I keep the black pattern in my fly box at all times. Great for bass."
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Review 3 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Wooly Bugger,
December 13, 2012
By: KevinAZ
from Phoenix, AZ
"Used the Tan Wooly Bugger to imitate a crayfish (crawfish) in muddied water. Hooked into a big brown. What's not to like?"
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Review 4 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Most popular streamer for a reason,
November 28, 2012
By: jct133
from Pawlet, VT
"This bugger is a killer fly. In the winter I almost exclusively fish the black/olive combo (both with and without bead heads). Big rainbows just love these flys. I like to fish them deep on the bottom and sometimes fish the size 10's closer to the surface and fish them almost as a wet fly (depending on the water temps). At a buck fifty you absolutely cannot go wrong with this fly."
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Review 5 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Great all around fly,
October 11, 2012
By: benh
from Augusta, GA
"This fly is perfect for catching just about anything. Its durable and looks great in the water. Everyone should have a handful of these in your arsenal."
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Review 6 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Great fly,
May 15, 2012
By: dred
from Madison, MS
"The woolly bugger is a great fly that always produces result with trout. You can never have enough woolly bugger, esp green."
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Review 7 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Awesome Woolly,
February 13, 2012
By: ShaneN
from Tulsa, OK
"Great for any stream or river.. You can never go wrong with black or green IMO. I prefer it with a gold or silver beed. But it's a great size for my 5 Wt rod."
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Review 8 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Excellent Value,
January 31, 2012
By: strapman
from Eugene, OR
"Orvis' new $1.50 policy has me fly fishing again, exclusively. Being on a limited budget, I really appreciate the excellent value in these flies."
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Review 9 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Yes Please,
December 7, 2011
By: ENadeau
from New Hampshire
"What else needs to be said about a fly that catches all types of fish in all environments and conditions..."
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Review 10 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Great Quality,
September 6, 2011
By: davidc9057
"Great Quality fly. I would expect no less from Orvis. Their products are well made."
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Review 11 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Great!!!,
July 9, 2011
By: NYFly
"Excellent! I tried it out in a pond and nailed 2 nice Largemouth in 5 minutes! Unfortunately, I ended up losing it to a giant about 10 minutes later. This pattern attracts just about anything! Loses a star because the outrageous price and shipping charges. Flat rate costs them 1/5 of what they charge for standard shipping and I can get this item locally for half-price."
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Review 12 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
my go to fly,
April 2, 2011
By: walleye04
from burlington, vt
Good Value:
5
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5
Meets Expectations:
5
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5
Features:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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5
"Just started fly fishing spring of 2010. The best fly I have in my box. I fish a back mountain crytal clear stream in central vermont and hammer wild rainbows all day with this little bugger."
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Review 13 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Great trout fly,
March 5, 2011
By: FlyFiend
from St. Louis, MO
Good Value:
4
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5
Meets Expectations:
3
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5
Features:
4
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5
Appearance:
4
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5
"A great looking fly that catches fish. I was expecting the entire fly to be green, but instead only the body is green and the hackle and tail are black. No problem--it still fishes well. The material and workmanship are very good."
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Review 14 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
Incredible !!!!!!,
December 3, 2010
By: Littleman
Good Value:
5
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5
Meets Expectations:
5
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5
Features:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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5
"Im 16 and i tied my own bugger and caught my first steelhead ever from my local creek she was a beauty 7lbs. 30inches amazing and i caught +30 smallmouth. Looking forward to next season :)"
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Review 15 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
great pond bass fly!,
April 20, 2009
By: pondbass
from Coppell, Texas
Good Value:
5
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5
Meets Expectations:
5
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5
Features:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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5
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"this fly may be one of the bast ever! I caught a 7lb largemouth on my 4wt fly rod on one of these. they work great for me when stripped quickly."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
north jersey,
March 17, 2009
By: jonny
Good Value:
5
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5
Meets Expectations:
5
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5
Features:
5
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5
Appearance:
5
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5
"Im 14 and recently got a fly rod for my birthday i was fishig one day at a local lake and caught 2, 5 pound rainbows ) awesome fly good for any fish from steelies to pike"
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Review 17 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
AMAZING FLY,
April 13, 2008
By: Benn
from millbrook New york
"This is the best fly I own and tie for bass pike and trout"
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Review 18 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
It's true,
November 29, 2007
By: Muskrat
from Oakville, ON
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"This is a streamer patten nobody can do without. Early & late season it works for all manner of salmonids. Post-spawn it's a bass killer. Pike chase them every time, and even walleye don't hesitate."
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
For young and old, fast and slow,
November 27, 2007
By: JohnH
from Idaho
"This is usually the first fly I teach kids to tie. It is also probably the best still water fly ever created. Anyone fishing ponds and lakes should have several in their fly box. But it also works great in rivers--especially the deeper and slower parts."
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Review 20 for Woolly Bugger
Overall Rating:
GREAT FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
October 21, 2007
By: K1NGF1SHER
from Prince George,VA
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"Im a very avid fly fisherman.When i bought it,it was very easy to fish and catches tons of fish from big bass to little panfish."
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