| I have been fly fishing for over forty Years now | | | | The Woolly Worm is also one of my favorite flies |
| and am continually amazed how versatile some fly | | | | for fishing Blue Gill, and Bream. I enjoy taking my |
| patterns are. There are several fly patterns that | | | | 2 wt. fly rod to a lake of pond when any species |
| come to mind when I think of versatile flies but | | | | of sunfish are bedding. The smaller sized, brightly |
| few if any are as versatile as the Woolly Worm. | | | | colored Woolly Worms seem to work best. I also |
| The largest Brown Trout I ever caught was on | | | | use Woolly worms to catch Smallmouth Bass and |
| the Jefferson River in Montana several years ago. | | | | Crappie Bass. For Crappie Bass, yellow seems to |
| The fishing was slow that day and my guide | | | | work well for me, and just about any color will |
| asked to see what flies I had with me. He | | | | work for Smallmouth Bass. |
| suggested I try dark colored bead head Woolly | | | | I have also had a lot of fun and caught several |
| Worm that I had in my fly box. I was working | | | | species of saltwater on Woolly Worms. Try |
| the Woolly Worm along the banks not really | | | | fishing Woolly Worms in the saltwater sounds and |
| expecting to catch anything. On about my tenth | | | | bays in the summer when the Spots, Croaker |
| cast I got a strike. After about a half mile of | | | | and Sea Trout are present. Use a light weight fly |
| chasing the big trout down the river my guide | | | | rod and put a small piece of frozen shrimp or |
| finally managed to guide the boat into some slow | | | | frozen squid on the hook of your woolly worm. I |
| water where we landed a nice fat 22 inch Brown | | | | have also caught Bonefish, Redfish, small Snook |
| Trout. Since that day I have always taken Woolly | | | | and even Permit on Woolly Worms. |
| Worms with me when I go trout fishing. I have | | | | When I go fly fishing whether it be in freshwater |
| caught nice sized Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, | | | | of saltwater, Woolly Worms are like my credit |
| Brook Trout and some monster Lake Trout. I will | | | | card, "I don't leave home without them". |
| fish both the bead head Woolly Worm and the | | | | I hope you find this information useful and will try |
| un- weighted Woolly Worm depending on the | | | | a few of the things I have talked about. |
| depth of the water and the flow. | | | | Catch fish and have fun. |