Learn how to tie Hilbert’s Salmon Fly Bugger
In this week’s episode of Tying Tuesday, watch as Brian Hilbert ties his Salmon Fly Bugger! This salmon fly pattern may look a little daunting, but Brian does an excellent job of walking us through the pattern. He even shares several tips and tricks that will come in handy when tying up a ton of other patterns. Brian has fished this devastating salmon fly pattern all over the Rockies, and his favorite way is to fish it like a streamer. He uses a floating line, tosses it at the bank, and twitches it slowly back to the boat. He has also tried it under his favorite salmon fly adult, in a hopper dropper style rig, and even under an indicator dead drift style. There is lots of options when it comes to how you tie up this salmon fly pattern, and just as many options for how you fish it! Let us know in the comments below how you like to tie this up, what variations you make, and how you find it fish’s best!
Ingredients & Recipe
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 200R
- Bead: Hareline Tungsten Bead
- Thread: UNI Waxed Thread
- Antennae: Hareline Fine Round Rubber
- Tail Material: Hareline Extra Select Strung Marabou
- Rib Material: UTC Ultra Wire, Hot Orange
- Abdomen: Hareline Chenille, Medium, Black
- Leg Material: MFC Barred Sexi-Floss
- Hackle Material: Wapsi Soft Hen Hackle Saddle Patches
- Wing Cases: Wapsi Thin Skin, Black
- UV Resin: Solarez Fly Tie UV Formula
Fly Tying Tools We Love:
- Vise – Dynaking Barracuda Deluxe Pedestal Vise
- Scissors – Kopter ABSOLUTE Blade Micro Serrated Edge Thin Point
- Bodkin – Dr. Slick Jumbo Carbon Fiber Bodkin
- Whip Finish – Tiemco Midge Whip Finish
- Tool Kit – Umpqua Dream Stream Plus 7 Piece Fly Tying Tool Kit
