Silver Cone Bugger

Silver Cone Bugger

contributed by Peter Chatt

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Materials

HookMustad 9672 or equivalent - 3X Long
ThreadBlack
HeadSilver Cone to fit hook.
TailBlack Marabou
BodyBraided Silver Mylar
HackleBlack Hen

Notes

Tied about ten years ago for spring cutthroat in the Fraser River and its backwaters, and used as a go-to fly even before the fry come out. The marabou tail and palmered hackle give it a pulsing profile, with the silver cone head sinking it quickly.

Published in January 2009 (Vol 42 No 1), page 8.