Tied on a curved hook, this fly sits low with its nymph body still underneath the surface film and its wings high above for you to see! Try prospecting with this even when stoneflies aren't necessarily hatching! You might just entice an aggressive hit.
This is a versatile variation of the traditional woolly bugger. Great for trout, bass, carp or any other fish that are after a leechy or crayfishy meal.
Is it a hare's ear? Or a woolly bugger? Maybe its a crayfish? At the end of the day, it's big, it's nasty and it catches fish - bass, trout, carp, panfish - anything that likes a big buggy meal.