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Boobies have been generally fished as a wet fly to target trout and other species This version is relatively neutral in buoyancy but can be fished at a a range of depths with the depth being determined by the speed of the retrieve and the fly line it's fished on.

With a little floatant added to the fly, it can be fished in the surface film if if rigged on a a floating fly line. In that case it sits high in the water at the front and much lower at the tail end which helps with hook ups. With the tow point at the tip of the 90 degree stem any forward movement of the fly raises the fly up a little and a steady forward movement of the fly creates a very natural wake. If just twitched it creates circles reminiscent of a struggling terrestrial insect.

As a surface fly I like to cast this fly as deep into structure as possible and then to just let it settle for a few seconds until the initial impact circles dissipate. When there is no longer any movement around the fly I then just flick the rod tip to create circles that are reminiscent of a struggling terrestrial insect. It that doesn't elicit a strike I then slowly retrieve the fly creating a steady wake. Hits can be at any time.

If rigged on an intermediate and without any floatant added to the fly it will swim mid water and then deeper again with the various sinking lines.

It's also a very light fly overall and sheds water well on the false cast so overall is much easier cast than many alternatives for the job at hand.

Materials

Process

A	Tie in a set of booby eyes.These can either be made from bean bag beads or closed cell foam or closed cell foam. Wind the thread from behind the booby eyes in touching turns to the bend of the hook. Understanding hooks

B	Tie in a Woolly Bugger tail. Woolly bugger tails Tie in the body material at the bend of the hook. Return the thread to the eye of the hook.

C	Wind the body material forward to the eyes building up a body that is slim at the tail and gradually increases in thickness. Take a single figure of eight wrap of the body material through the eyes and then tie the body material off in front of the eyes and trim the excess body material. Whip finish in front of the eyes, trim the thread and apply an appropriate glue to the whip finish. Don't varnish the whip finish if you used bean bag eyes as even if you don't touch the eyes with varnish the fumes from the varnish will dissolve the bean bag beads. Multiple hitches

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