The Gurgler is a fly that I have used from time to time over the last ten years or so to catch largemouth. I'm not sure what in the heck it is supposed to imitate, but I have caught bass on this fly when nothing else would work. Ironically, I'm not sure why I don't fish it more, but apparently I should. Traditionally, this fly has a tail that is made of bucktail, but I prefer to use marabou instead. Also, the instructions call for a hook with a shorter shank and wider gap but I started tying this fly on what I had laying around and I use the same hook to this day. Finally, closed cell foam is called for, but I just use a big sheet of foam that I bought at Michael's. It works just fine. I originally found this fly on the following site if you want to compare and contrast:
Hook: lots of options here but you can go with a wide gaped hook or a longer shanked hook for a bigger body/profile.
Thread: white 210
Tail: white marabou, olive marabou, and flashabou
Body & Cover: white foam
Rib: olive grizzly hackle but feel free to change the colors
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| Tie in and wind your way to the bend in the hook. |
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| Tie in a small clump of marabou. |
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| Tie in a clump of olive marabou or more white marabou if you would prefer. |
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| Tie in a clump of white marabout. |
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| Tie in some flashabou on one side. |
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| Tie in some flashabou on the other side. |
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| Tie in some foam at the rear of the hook. Leave enough foam to reach the front of the hook and enough to extend beyon the eye. |
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| Tie in a piece of hackle. I went with olive and black grizzly but you can switch things up, not that you need my permission. |
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| I don't count how many wraps I make with the thread, but I try to make them equidistant. |
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| Tie down the foam behind the eye. Leave a little room to tie off the cover later. |
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| Follow the wraps of thread with the hackle and tie it off. |
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| Pull the foam forward and tie it off. |
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| Trim the foam so that a lip extends beyond the eye. This will push some water and act as an attractor. |
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| The Gurgler |
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| A closer view. |
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