Rum Bugger Other Freshwater Hook : Streamer hook 2-10. Thread : Brown 6/0. Eyes : 1/50 weight red lead. Tail : Brown marabou with some gold or orange flash. Legs : 4 x orange rubber. Butt : Orange chenille or thread. Body : Brown chenille. Head : Brown chenille. Hackle : Brown palmered (webby is best).
Tying Instructions 1/ tie in eyes using x method and a bit of super glue, wrap thread to tail. 2/ tie in large bunch of brown marabou for tail mixing with gold or orange flash. 3/ make a few wraps of chenille to make the butt, then tie off. 4/ tie in chenille and hackle just AHEAD of the butt, then tie in the 4 sets of legs. 5/ wrap chenille forward making sure it fit snug around the legs stop just before eyes and secure to not cut off yet.( you can position the legs angle while you go). 6/ Wrap hackle forward, secure with wrap around eyes and thread, now build the chenille head, tie off whip and cement.
Fly Notes Got this one from an American magazine, had a little success on NSW rivers spawn run rainbows. I think smaller and lighter would suit the local rivers better as this was designed for big Alaskan fish and rivers. Brother to the tequila bugger.
Fishing Notes Being a heavy fly. it needs a stiff leader to cast it and at least a 5 wt. Fished as with any normal attractor with rod tip lifts or twitches on the drift to bring it to life , a slow strip and pause in still water works too. Targeted species, trout, mainly rainbows.
Location Notes This is an Alaskan steel head pattern for fishing rivers upstream or up and across or down and across.
Prey Notes Its an attractor / lure type fly designed to elicit aggressive responses from pre spawning fish.
Tier Grant Marshall

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