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Crystal Woolly BuggerStreamerbeginner

Great Lakes

Crystal Woolly Bugger

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Available Sizes#4 - #10
Color Variations
Black/CrystalOlive/CrystalWhite/CrystalPurple/Crystal

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Schultz Outfitters

Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, steelhead. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.

Great Lakesstreamer flies
Regional shop

Musky Fool

Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, pike. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.

Great Lakesstreamer flies
Broad catalog

Orvis Fly Catalog

Matched on streamer flies, trout, woolly bugger. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.

streamer fliestrout
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AZ Fly Shop

Matched on streamer flies, trout, bass. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.

streamer fliestrout

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Take the most effective fly pattern in history, add crystal chenille so it sparkles like a tiny underwater chandelier, and you have the Crystal Woolly Bugger. It is the original recipe with an upgrade -- like putting premium fuel in a reliable sedan. The flash draws attention from across the pool, and the marabou tail does the closing. It is not innovative. It does not need to be.

Quick Facts

TypeStreamer
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Northern Pike
Sizes#4 - #10
Best LocationsMuskegon River, MI; Vermilion River, OH; Brule River, WI

Where to Fish It

Muskegon River

MI · River

Vermilion River

OH · River

Brule River

WI · River

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