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Woolly Buggers and the Fly Tying Mystique

Fly tier Bill Pfeiffer expresses the koan-like paradox of fly tying: "'There’s this mystical aspect, but it’s not that mystical of a thing,' he said." He's referring to the fact that many of the most effective flies — like the woolly bugger — are not hard to tie and don't always imitate anything. Alex Strickland in the Montana Kaiman.

Posted by Marshall Cutchin on February 22, 2006 6:54 AM | Permalink

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