Complex Twist Bugger - Black/Brown
Cheech - November 2024
Do you have a fly that always ends up making it's way onto your line because it just plain works? As many of you might know I really like trying new patterns and branching out to explore new patterns, but when the going gets tough, or if I need to have a fly on my line that I'm 100% confident in, it's the Complex Twist Bugger (CTB). The brown and black CTB has produced when other flies have not, and I caught the biggest fish of my life this spring on it (caught and landed are two separate things right?)
The Complex Twist Bugger has been an absolute beast for us this year, and we have made a few changes to the pattern that we'll share here. I have been using a cone head (both brass and tungsten) and a better hook, and I have even switched out one of the strands of chenille for another color of schlappen (yes, two pieces of schlappen for one fly.
- Hook: Umpqua XT350 Hook - 2
- Hook (Alternate): Daiichi 2461 - Long Shank Streamer Hook - 2
- Cone: Slotted Tungsten Conehead - 6.0mm Medium - Copper
- Cone (Alternate): Slotted Tungsten Conehead - 6.0mm Medium - Matte Black
- Head: Bruiser Blend Junior Dubbing - Black Copper
- Head (Alternate0: Bruiser Blend Junior Dubbing - Black
- Head Option: Ice Dub - Copper
- Weight: Lead Wire - 0.02
- Weight (Alternate): Lead Wire - 0.025
- Thread: Danville 140 Denier Waxed Flymaster Plus Thread - Black
- Thread (Alternate): Danville 140 Denier Waxed Flymaster Plus Thread - Dark Brown
- Tail 1: Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Black (UV)
- Tail 1 (Alternate): Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Black
- Tail 2: Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Brown (UV)
- Tail 2 (Alternate): Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Brown
- Body: UV Polar Chenille - Olive Copper
- Body (Alternate): UV Polar Chenille - Olive Brown
- Hackle 1: Schlappen - Black
- Hackle 1 (Alternate): Fish Hunter Select Schlappen - Black
- Hackle 2: Schlappen - Fiery Brown
- Hakcle 2 (Alternate): Fish Hunter Select Schlappen - Brown (UV)
