True
Lies
I’m scanning the channel guide on TV for tonight’s movies
and I see “Tell Me No Lies”, “No More Lies”, and “True Lies”. I’m reminded that
readers sometimes ask whether or not my fish stories are true. There is an old adage “Either all
fishermen lie, or all liars fish”. This would suggest that there is a possibility that I, and other fishers,
don’t always tell the truth, exactly. But if we sometimes tell a lie, then we must also tell the truth sometimes. So,
in truth, the answer to your question has to be a definite “Maybe”. I could tell you that all my fish stories
are true, but that might be a lie, right?
Another old saying, “Time
spent fishing is not deducted from one’s lifetime”, suggests that an activity like fishing is good for
our health. A lifetime of fishing has made me a believer. Fishing is essential for my happiness and well being, even if it
is sometimes necessary to tell a little white lie to go fishing instead of cutting the grass.
Here’s
a great trout fly, honest!
Wooly Bugger
Wooly
Buggers are attractor wet flies that work great for big trout. They are relatively large, highly visible flies tied to have
a lifelike action, something like a leech. Colours range from white or orange to olive or the most popular colour, black.
Black
is the most visible colour in poor light, early morning or late evening, or dirty water. These are the conditions under which
big trout feed most and are easiest to catch, and the woolly bugger fly is a good choice. It’s also effective on big
sea-run brown trout in Guysborough County river estuaries.
Wooly Bugger
Hook –
Streamer hook such as Mustad 9672 in sizes 2 – 8
Thread –
Black
Tail
- Black
turkey marabou
Body
Hackle - Black saddle hackle
Body –
Black chenille
Wing - None
Head
- Black thread finished with 2
coats of glossy head cement
Brass bead or cone heads
are frequently added for better action and a little flash, but this also makes them weighted flies, not permitted in certain
waters such as the St. Mary’s River.
Please stay on the line …
