Chuggers and Poppers
Yellow Red Head
This is my version of the "Yellow - Red Head." One of five deer hair bugs in Dave Whitlock's Red Head Series.
Tying instructions
Orange Red Head
This is my version of the "Orange - Red Head." One of five deer hair bugs in Dave Whitlock's Red Head Series.
Roach Red Head
This is my version of the "Roach - Red Head." One of five deer hair bugs in Dave Whitlock's Red Head Series.
Green Red Head
This is my version of the "Green - Red Head." One of five deer hair bugs in Dave Whitlock's Red Head Series.
White Red Head
This is my version of the "White - Red Head." One of five deer hair bugs in Dave Whitlock's Red Head Series.
Pete's Popper
Pete's Poppper is named for my dad who loved to cast Bucktail Spoons for smallmouth bass on Northwest Iowa's Raccoon River.
FenceRider Chugger - Yellow
The Yellow FenceRider is one in a series of Chuggers for bass and bluegills that casts easily on a 6wt. rod.
Hot Lips
The Hot Lips is a two-lipped popper created by Curt Nordrum and featured in Tim Holshlags book "Smallmouth Flyfishing" as a excellent Smallmouth Bass popper.
Zook's Pencil Popper
I'm not much at crafting flies from foam, cork, or balsa but when I saw this neat little popper in our state fly fishing association magazine, The Flyline, and read how successful it had been for its originator, I had to tie it. I'm glad I did.
Jack's Fence Rider Bug
This little hair bug was created by Jack Ellis, author of "The Sunfishes - A Fly Fishing Journey of Discovery," to effectively take both Largemouth Bass and Blugills.
The Gartside Gurgler
The Gurgler was originally intended for freshwater Bass. Gurgler variations are also effective on many saltwater gamefish.
Hipp's Soft-Foam Popper
This neat little popper can be tied in five easy steps. See how Anthony Hipps, one of our featured fly tiers from Lexington, North Carolina, ties it.
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