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One of the best search flies in slow moving or still deeper water using a sinking line. If fishing from a fixed position cast it out, let the line sink to the desired depth, and then retrieve the line using a constant stripping motion, a pumping retrieve or a combination of both. The stripping speed should be varied. If lock style fishing as you lift the fly pause the retrieve as the Booby surfaces and dibble it across the surface. The hit can be at any time but often fish follow the Booby up and leave their take until the last moment. My three favourite colour combinations are below but browns and olives and other colours are effective also.

As an alternative Boobies can also be fished as a semi-dry fly on the surface. They work particularly well on Bass when fished on a floating line. Cast the Booby into structure and let it sit on the surface film for 3 to 5 seconds if the is no response twitch the fly and let it sit again.

This is my preferred booby for trout fishing.

Materials

A	Tie in a set Veniard brand 'Floozetes'.  Because the membrane the joins the two eyes can be cut with fine thread its best to tie a length of wool on the front of the hook shank and use that to tie the eyes in. Alternatively booby eyes can be mad from bean bag beads. Making booby eyes

B	Tie the eyes in figure of eight style rather than just fly tying thread. It's similar to tying in dumbbell eyes Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the hook. Understanding hooks

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

D	Wind the body material forward to the eyes in touching turns. 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. Build up a net head of thread. Neat heads on flies Build up a neat head, whip finish and varnish.

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