Boobies are a generic range of flies, mainly with two large round eyes made from highly bouyant foam plastic that look like "boobs" hence the name. The concept of the booby was invented by Gordon Fraser, a rather excellent midlands still water angler and fly tier who came to prominance in the 80s with his book - "Mastering the Nymph".

These flies are commonly fished at the end of a fast sinking line with a short leader.

The idea of using a highly bouyant fly with a fast sinking line is not new. The first person to put forward the idea was probably Cyril Inwood, followed by Dick Walker with his highly effective Rasputin. Steve Parton followed it up with his Rassler.

All three people mentioned here were/are highly innovative fly fishers who at times used to get themselves in trouble with the traditionalists. Dick Walker created more effective trout catching patterns than anyone I know, many of which are still in use today.