Dog Nobbler

Rainbow trout · TroutDeep

Trevor Housby's lead-headed marabou lure — the original jigging fly. A long marabou tail behind a chenille body and a weighted head that makes it dive and lift on every pull.

Fish this when

When a vertical, jigging action outfishes a flat retrieve — over deep water, down the face of a dam, or twitched slowly for dour fish. Black, white and fluorescent versions cover most days.

Why it works

The heavy head sinks the fly nose-first on the pause, so it darts and dives like wounded prey while the marabou pulses — a movement few stocked fish can ignore.

Naturals it imitates