Beadhead Woolly Bugger Olive Grizzly

A versatile streamer pattern imitating baitfish, leeches, damselfly nymphs, crayfish, or even large mayfly nymphs. The olive body with grizzly hackle adds mottling to match natural prey colors.

History:

The Woolly Bugger was created in the late 1960s by Pennsylvania tier Russell Blessing, originally as a hellgrammite imitation for smallmouth bass. The bead head variation, popularized in the 1980s–90s, adds weight for a jigging action and faster sink.