Gurgling Frog

[NJTroutbum]

The Gurgling Frog is an adaptation of the Gartside Gurgler style foam head and body, with a bit more movement added along with a small frog theme. It's simple to tie, extremely durable and very effective. The versions to be tied are limited only to your imagination. But this one, is a winner and remains in my box. Plop it down on the edges of the lilies...let it sit for a moment...give it a short 1" twitch to add life...let it sit again...then begin a 2-strip retrieve with a pause in between. More often than not, it gets taken on the first small twitch.

Gurgling Frog Recipe
Hook: #2 Stinger
Thread: Black 210/Danville
Tail: Olive Bucktail
Legs: Barred HackleTips
Body: Green Fly Foam
Abdomen: Sculpin Wooly-Bugger Chenille
Hackle: Barred Chestnut Silicone Legs

Tying the Gurgling Frog Video

 

[jifigz]

Gurglers and variations of the fly are some of my favorites for sure.

 

[Fly-Swatter]

+1

They are my go-to top water fly for all bass in PA and for snook in SW Florida. My buddy caught over 2 dozen SMB last weekend on a white gurgler (actually, the same fly all day....very beat up but fishable by the end).