Montana Fly Co.'s Jig Bugger in Thin Mint is a #8 jig-style bugger with a 4.6mm bead that gives it the weight to reach depth fast. The jig hook rides point-up, so it swims with a buggy action and snags less on the bottom, and the Thin Mint dressing — a variation of the Woolly Bugger with a stacked marabou tail — gives it movement trout can't resist. It imitates leeches, baitfish, and drowned nymphs — strip it through runs, swing it through tailouts, and let it sink into the slots where fish hold. A go-to jig bugger when the water calls for weight.
