{{+1}}Fuzzy Wuzzy{{-1}}
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If you went back just a few years and you a asked an average fly fisher to name his for her favourite fly chances are it would be a Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Originating in New Zealand in the 1930's this fly was first dressed in colours of black and red and was designed as an evening or night fly representing a local crayfish. The fact that it is highly visible and symmetrical has allowed the Fuzzy Wuzzy to evolve into a must have fly with applications across a wide range of situations. Whilst it remains a great evening fly when fished around lake margins when the fish are feeding in close, particularly when browns are mooching around in the shallows and stirring up a bit of a mess, it also can be used to advantage as a great middle dropper or attractor fly in a three fly loch style team.
The recipe below is for my favoured version but its worth noting that this recipe lends itself to variations. In the second fly the body is tied with ice chenille and in the third fly the tail is tied with the thin wispy marabou tips that seem to make up half the content of many packs of marabou that you purchase these days.
Materials
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6 - 10 long shank | Black | Black calf tail, possum tail or substitute | Traditional or Ice chenille or your preferred dubbing | Black hen |
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