The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Tying Video
Since this is such a simple fly with few materials, there is not much you can do with it other than a few things. Consider getting some red marabou for a small tail off the end for a bit of movement! Another thing is you don’t really need the thorax of this fly, this may shave some time off the vice so you can really get a few of them done. For a little bit of contrast along the body, use some black thread for some good segmentation.
Have you ever met a fish that doesn’t eat worms? Me neither. This fly is a super simple bloodworm/annelid pattern that will fish all day long. Since there is not much going on as far as materials and appendages, this fly will fish consistently until the dark day that it is lost. Good thing it is a cheap and simple fly, so hopefully that wont hurt as much as loosing that 2 hour streamer you worked on.
If fishing this fly in rivers, use this as your tag fly since it is a little bit lighter than most weighted worm patterns. If you are euro nymphing or fishing under an indicator, this can be a great second fly in murky water. Since it is lighter it can be fished easily underneath a large parachute or terrestrial patterns. If fishing this in still waters, consider using this as your first fly under your indicator, with the tag tied off of the eye of the fly instead of the bend of the hook. This will allow the fly to hang more parallel to the bottom than perpendicular. Use a heavily weighted nymph for the tag fly that will hang closer to the bottom.
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Annelid Sizes: #10 - #16
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