Bombers and their relatives, Buck Bugs, are flies from New Brunswick, born in the famous Miramichi River. These deer hair flies have then found a place in remote distant waters such as those in cold Russia, Pacific steelhead rivers and windy spots from Patagonia.There are also many techniques to fis View more...Bombers and their relatives, Buck Bugs, are flies from New Brunswick, born in the famous Miramichi River. These deer hair flies have then found a place in remote distant waters such as those in cold Russia, Pacific steelhead rivers and windy spots from Patagonia.There are also many techniques to fish them with. The simpler one is a natural drag over the fish, if it doesn’t work we can skate them on the surface making waves, a deadly way to catch Patagonia browns. You can also cast it in a 45 degrees angle, downstream. As soon as the current tenses the line and fly, a short strip will sink it right below the surface and let it flow with the current.Bombers are very effective with warm water species like south American pira pita, that bites bright or black ones. For brown trout, I use a natural color with some flashier colors for tails and with a white wing to clearly spot it in fast waters, where it works perfectly. If you are ready for a thrill, try a brown or black Bomber with the last light of the day, for big unforgettable browns.
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List of materials
Tying MaterialsHook: Daiichi 2220 or 2271, sizes 2 to 12.Thread: Monochord Chartreuse.Tail: red calf tail hair.Body: deer hair, Chartreuse and natural color.Hackle: Saddle hackle, Coachman Brown or Brown.Wing: White calf tail hair.Butt: Fluorescent Dubbing, Chartreuse.
Steps
Step 1
Finished fly view.
Step 2
Tie a bundle of red calf tail using a hair stacker to even it out.
Step 3
Tie the first bundle of chartreuse deer hair,leave some space. Place the bundle on top, make two loose turns in the sameplace. Tighten. The deer hair should then get distributed around the hook symmetrically.
Step 4
Tie the second chartreuse deer hair. Press andpush with a hair packer.
Step 5
Now the natural color hair. Short, thick andsoft. Use the hair packer for it.
Step 6
Add and press more of this hair up close to thehook eye. Leave space for the wing. Tie and cut.
Step 7
Take the fly off the vise and trim. This one iscigar shaped but this can be changed. Leave the spaces at the tips. Usesharp scissors.
Step 8
Tie the White calf hair, use a stacker to eventhe hairs. The inclination angle of the wing will determine the moves of thefly in the water. Pointing up or straight forward are the most common.
Step 9
Tie the Brown saddle feathers, one or two. Go backto the tail in a spiraling way. Set this firmly with the thread. Trim thehackles neatly. Use somechartreuse dubbing in the thread and shape the butt with a 4 to 5 turns knot. Cementthe head.
