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Carey Bugger
Carey Bugger, Olive
Tying Instructions
1. Attach a Gold Bead to the hook and secure the hook to the vise. Clip a small amount of 0.015 leadfree wire and wrap this behing the bead. This wire is mainly to fill the void of the bead.
2. Push the wire wraps into the bead and attach the thread. Thread wraps behind the wire will secure it.
3. Clip 15-20 strands of plume marabou. Measure these to be the length of the hook shank and attach at the bend of hook with 3-4 tightly overlaid thread wraps.
4. Wrap the tag end of the Marabou up to the bead. Attach 3-4 strands of Krystalflash at the bend of the hook on top of the hook shank so that the strand lay over the top of the tail. Secure the tag ends along the top of the shank. Trim off the tags.
5. Wrap back to the bend of the hook and attach a piece of Crystal Chenille. Secure the chenille by thread wraps over it’s core twine to the hook shank. Wrap the thread back just behind the bead.
6. Wrap the Chenille forward, sweeping the mylar back with your fingers. Each wrap should touch the previous wrap until you reach a bead width behind the bead. Secure the chenille with thread wraps and trim off the tag end.
7. Pluck a Rump Feather from the Golden Pheasant Skin. Note the small aftershaft feather that is attached to it’s base. Remove this and keep it for later.
8. With the rump feather, remove the marabou fibers from the base and stroke the feather downwards exposing the tip of the feather.
9. Attach the rump feather in front of the body by the tip. Secure with a few thread wraps.
10. Wrap the rump feather twice directing the fibers back with your fingers as you wrap. The second wrap should be placed in front of the first wrap as to not constrict the fibers. Secure the tag end of the feather with thread wraps and trim.
11. Orient the feather so the the natural curve is facing the tail. Attach the aftershaft feather by it’s tip. I’ll wet the tip first to get a distinct tie-in position.
12. Wrap the aftershaft about three wraps and secure with thread wraps. This should bring the thread just behind the bead. Secure the tag end with thread wraps and trim.
13. Apply about 4-5 more wraps and whip finish.
| Materials
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| Hook | Daiichi 1710 size #8-12 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Bead |
| Hackle | 2 wraps of Golden Pheasant rump feather |
| Body | Olive Krystal Chenille |
| Tail | Olive Marabou with 4 strands of Ringneck Pheasant rump Aftershaft feather |
Aftershaft
Carey Bugger
The Carey Bugger is a variation of the Carey Special, a streamer pattern developed within the Kamloops area of British Columbia. The pattern is popular within the Sierra as a damselfly nymph and small fry imitation in stillwater conditions. It can also be used as a wet fly or streamer within streams.
Aftershaft Feather
The Carey Bugger is generally tied more sparsely than the Carey Special, with a sparse marabou tail, no more than 2 wraps of Pheasant Tail Rump, and a collar of aftershaft feather. Like the Carey Special, the Carey Bugger can have many types of materials for the body, such as Crystal Chenille, Chenille, Peacock Herl, and Marabou. The aftershaft feather is found behind the Rump feather. It is a very weak stem quill with fine barbules. It makes an excellent natural collar but, due to it’s weakness, must be protected. The Gold Bead helps in protecting the collar as well as providing forward weight to the pattern.
Variations
The Gray Carey Bugger is an excellent choice for the perch fry at Lake Crowley. On this variation I used the tag end of the Blood marabou tail for the body by twisting the tag end and wrapping forward to the 2/3 position. It provides plenty of movement. Try this wrapping technique using Light Olive Blood Marabou on the Golden Olive Carey Bugger, the body gives a good silhouette of a damselfly nymph.
Presentation
The most common way to fish the Carey Bugger in Sierran lakes, is to troll the fly on or near the bottom with a full sink line as a baitfish pattern. At other times, success can be found while trolling the fly at intermediate depths, or near the surface. When working the Carey Bugger as a Damselfly Nymph, let it sit near the weedbeds with variations in the retrieve. Short tugs of about 2 to 3 inches, or long slow pulls of about 8 to 12 inches, followed by a pause should be tried.
Variations
Black Carey Bugger
| Hook | Daiichi 1710 size #8-12 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Bead |
| Hackle | 2 wraps of Golden Pheasant rump feather |
| Body | Black Krystal Chenille |
| Tail | Black Marabou with 4 strands of Red/Black Krystalflash |
| Collar | Ringneck Pheasant rump Aftershaft feather |
Purple Carey Bugger
| Hook | Daiichi 1710 size #8-12 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Bead |
| Hackle | 2 wraps of Golden Pheasant rump feather |
| Body | Purple Estaz |
| Tail | Claret Marabou with 4 strands of Ringneck Pheasant rump Aftershaft feather |
Gray Carey Bugger
| Hook | Daiichi 1710 size #8-12 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Bead |
| Hackle | 2 wraps of Golden Pheasant rump feather |
| Body | Muskrat Gray Marabou |
| Tail | Muskrat Gray Marabou |
| Collar | Ringneck Pheasant rump Aftershaft feather |
Golden Olive Carey Bugger
| Hook | Daiichi 1710 size #8-12 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Hackle | 2 wraps of Golden Pheasant rump feather |
| Body | Light Olive Marabou |
| Tail | Light Olive Marabou |
| Collar | Ringneck Pheasant rump Aftershaft feather |