Anytime, Anywhere

Anytime, Anywhere

Hook - Mustad 9672 or equivalent, size 4-12

Weight – Lead free wire

Thread - Black

Tail - Wood duck flank fibers, very heavy and as long as the hook shank

Palmer rib - Grizzly hackle trimmed fairly close to the body to produce a stubby effect

Body -Black chenille

This pattern, which was submitted by Gary Merriman of the Fish Hawk in Atlanta, Georgia, is generally tied weighted. Like the Woolly Worm, the Woolly Bugger, and the Leech, all of which it resembles, the pattern is very effective for a wide range of fish, including salmon, steelhead, bonefish, bream, bass, and, of course, trout. Merriman calls it a nymph though it does not have the characteristic appearance of a nymph. Nevertheless, it is fished as such and seems to live up to its name, and so it is here listed.

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser