Russ Blessing, Inventor of Woolly Bugger, Dies

on November 2, 2009 8:58 AM | MidCurrent eNewsletter

Combining the constant-motion softness of marabou feathers with a woolly worm fly, Russell C. Blessing's Woolly Bugger did what most great flies do: it improved on an already workable idea, and it helped those of us less apt to make a perfect presentation catch more fish. Blessing passed away at the age of 74 last Wednesday at his home in Pennsylvania.

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