Tying the Jigged Bead Head Wooly Bugger in Olive and Black

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The first ever Tuesday Tie is here! We will start with a version of the classic staple, Wooly Bugger. In this version, I tie it on a jig style hook, and use a bead head. Check it out, follow along, and let me know how it goes when you fish it!

Ingredients

Hook: Umpqua Jig #8 (can tie on various sizes)
Thread: Black
Weight: Bead Head in Gold (can vary the size) | optional: weighted wire (lead or lead free)
Tail: Grizzly Marabou in Olive
Rib: Thin Wire in Gold
Body: Crystal Antron Chenille in Light Olive
Hackle: Rooster Saddle in Black

Steps

Place bead head on hook and then hook into vice. (optional: add weighted wire to hook shank for more weight now)
Wrap from front of the hook to just before the bend.
Tie in Marabou tail. Tail length should equal hook length.
Tie in wire ribbing (with wire sticking out the tail end)
Tie in Chenille (sticking out the tail end) and wrap thread up the hook to just behind the bead head.
Wrap the Chenille around the hook shank to form the body. Tie it off and trim it up.
Tie on the hackle feather. Make sure the feather is facing backwards.
Palmer the feather back to the tail, with even space between each wrap.
Whip finish, trim up the thread and hackle "tail," and apply fly head cement as needed.