Information about Humpies & Wulffs & Stimulators flies
Humpies - The Humpy or Goofus Bug is a very buoyant pattern initially created for the swift waters of California and has become the number one rough water dry fly!
Wulffs - The Wulff series represents a bushy, high floating fly, that remains visible into the evening twilight, and rides well in rough water ; and were developed by Lee Wulff.
Stimulators - Stimulators are used successfully as a great buoyant attractor pattern on fast water, sometimes as representative of a sedge, and often as an imitation of a large stonefly.
Grey Wulff
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Flybox Code:2535
Hook Sizes: 14, 16
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The Grey Wulff represents a bushy, high floating fly, that remains visible into the evening twilight, and rides well in rough water.
Every modern fly angler should have one or more of Lee Wulff's innovations in there flybox
Royal Wulff
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Flybox Code:1399
Hook Sizes: 10, 12, 14, 16
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The Royal Wulff is used very successfully throughout the world as an attractor pattern.
Its bouyancy and visibility on fast tumbling waters is excellent, the red waistcoat gives an added trigger to stimulating the trout .
Ausable Wulff
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Flybox Code:2198
Trade Only
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The Ausable Wulff is a practical and 'take' rousing variation
Black Peacock Humphy
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Flybox Code:1355
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The Black Peacock Humphy is a variant of the classic Humpy and is a very bouyant pattern initially created for the swift waters of California.
Humpy is the number one rough water dry fly.
Today it is used as an all purpose fly thoughout the world.
Black Stimulator
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Flybox Code:1938
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The Black Stimulator is one of the superb series of stimulators that are excellent as attractors when the sedge are on the water.
Fishes well on busy and broken water, bouncing and rocking on the surface.
Dark Grey Wulff
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Flybox Code:1285
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A worthy and proven variant of Lee Wulff's original that was ceated in 1930.
Don't leave home without one in the flybox, specially if your fishing rough water.
Elwes Mini Humpy
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Flybox Code:3056
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Green Stimulator
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Flybox Code:1731
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The Green Stimulator is one of a highly successful series of 'Stimulators' created by Randall Kaufmann. They are used successfully as a great buoyant attractor pattern on fast water, sometimes as representative of a sedge, and often as an imitation of a large stonefly.
Grey Stimulator
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Flybox Code:2092
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The Grey Stimulator imitates Sedges and adult stones flies outstandingly.
Fishes specially well on busy waters were its bouyancy performs so successfully.
Grizzly Wulff
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Flybox Code:1468
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What an splended innovation this pattern as been to dry fly fishing on all trout waters every where over the last 70 plus years.
Humpy or Goofus Bug
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Flybox Code:1409
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The Humpy or Goofus Bug is a very bouyant pattern initially created for the swift waters of California and has become the number one rough water dry fly!
Today it is used as an all purpose fly thoughout the world.
It doesn't just float - it catches fish, often on difficult waters.
Irrisistible Wulff
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Flybox Code:1739
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Joe Messinger created the Irrisistible series of fast water floaters whose body of deer hair makes them practically unsinkable. Using the 'Wulff' hackle and hair wing, first devised by Lee Wulff in the 1930's, Joe has created the Irrisistible Wulff a popular variant.
Olive Stimulator
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Flybox Code:2002
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The Olive Stimulator is Alans' variation of the famous Stimulator series, and is good at Mayfly time on the Irish Loughs.
Olive Wulff
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Flybox Code:704
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The Grey Wulff has always been a popular pattern at mayfly time, but why not try an olive adaption during the dun hatch. Fish the fly in the film, so as to imitate the stage of hatch itself, half in, half out of the water.
A very killing pattern at mayfly time. In smaller sizes, down to 18s, it works well for olives.
Peacock Stimulator
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Flybox Code:1734
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The Peacock Stimulator is one of a highly successful series of 'Stimulators' created by Randall Kaufmann. They are used successfully as a great buoyant attractor pattern on fast water, sometimes as representative of a sedge, and often as an imitation of a large stonefly.
Red Wulff
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Flybox Code:1398
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The Red Wulff is one of the famous Wulff series created in 1930 by a great fly fisherman and innovator Lee Wulff.
Royal Humpy
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Flybox Code:1402
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Jack Dennis & Charlie Ridenhauer devised this variant 30 years ago and its proved to be an excellent fast water pattern on both sides of the Atlantic.
Great buoyancy and visibility.
Royal Stimulator
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Flybox Code:1982
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I fish this to represent the Stonefly hatch on the upper Gunnison. In the lower streches i.e. the Gunnison Gorge, we use a Black Stimulator. This fly doesn't really look like the adults, but the fish do not seem to mind. At dusk and at night, fish a bigger size . Brad
Royal Wulff
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Flybox Code:967
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According to A J McClane, Reuben Cross was asked by L Q Quakenbush to come up with something to replace the fragile wings on the fan wing Royal Coachman. Cross selected calftail and the 'Quack' or rather better known the 'Royal Wulff' was born
White Wulff
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Flybox Code:2538
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Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
White Wulff represents a bushy, buoyant fly, that remains highly visible into the evening twilight, and rides well on rough and tumbling waters.
Every modern fly angler should have one or more of Lee Wulff's innovations in there flybox
White Wulff
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Flybox Code:1397
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Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
The White Wulff can represent a moth, mayfly spinner or just a tasty looking morsel. A highly visible fly for when the light is fading and on fast broken water.
Yellow Stimulator
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Flybox Code:1732
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Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
The Yellow Stimulator is one of a highly successful series of 'Stimulators' created by Randall Kaufmann. They are used successfully as a great buoyant attractor pattern on fast water, sometimes as representative of a sedge, and often as an imitation of a large stonefly.