Blood Dot Egg Pattern
Fly of the Month
What is the one natural food that all fish and especially trout pursue without hesitation? What is the one natural food that may be imitated with only a single type of tying material, yet the fly is considered by many to be one of the most difficult fly patterns to master and tie well? If you said a worm, you are wrong! Because a worm imitation is easy to tie - a little Vernille, a few wraps, and you’re done!
The natural food is the fish egg or known by some as caviar. Since we get creative at times, this article will introduce you to our newly created Caviar Fly. However, the main focus of this fly of the month article is to remove some of the stigma that is associated with difficulty of tying the Egg Fly, specifically the Glo Bug Egg Fly. Our detailed step by step instructions will help you understand just how easy it is to tie this fly.
The Egg Fly
In doing a little research, there are a number of Egg Fly Patterns on the market that one may purchase: Umpqua Feather Merchants markets at least the following: Chartreuse Single Egg Fly, Fluorescent Orange Single Egg Fly, Oregon Cheese Single Egg Fly, Peach Single Egg Fly, Pink Single Egg Fly, Pink Champagne Single Egg Fly, Red Single Egg Fly, Chartreuse Micro Egg, Fluorescent Orange Micro Egg, Shell Pink Micro Egg, Fluorescent Yellow Micro Egg, Fluorescent Red Micro Egg, Fluorescent, Orange Micro Egg, Gorman's™ (Fl. Orange) Bead Head Egg, Gorman's™ (Pink) Bead Head Egg, Leeson's (Chartreuse) Crystal Egg, Leeson's (Orange) Crystal Egg, Leeson's (Pink) Crystal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Gold Nugget Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Peachy King Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Bright Orange Unreal Egg, Pettis'™, Cluster Bright Orange Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Cluster Dark Roe Unreal Egg, and Pettis'™ Cluster Light Roe Unreal Egg.
Many fly pattern companies simply market a Trout Egg and Egg Cluster, in many colors of course. Modern versions of the egg fly utilize the Otter’s Soft Egg and Otter’s Soft Egg Cluster, again in many colors and also with veiling (imitation sperm), Otter’s Soft Milking Egg, or without veiling. Otter’s product is very realistic and may be used to tie highly effective fly patterns.
Some of the more extreme egg fly patterns on the market include the Nuke Egg, Babine Special, and Egg Drop Soup. Understand, egg fly patterns are simple in function, yet very diverse in form. Since most anglers believe the egg fly is difficult to tie, the market has been wide open. Also, fly tyers sometimes may get carried away but we like to think this is nothing more than being creative and innovative.
Regardless of which trout egg fly pattern you may purchase, you pretty much can expect to catch trout using an egg fly pattern. Yet, if we can convince you that tying an egg fly pattern is not that difficult, you will be able to have an arsenal of egg flies to leverage.
Directions :
1. Debarb the hook and mount in the vise. Begin tying thread at the halfway point, cut away waste and let the bobbin hang.
2. Select a large piece of foam, keeping in mind the size of the hook and finished egg. For instance, a size 14 will use about an inch and a half of the thickness of the foam and cut the length to about two inches. Make the foam flat and one thickness of material. It will be wide and not as thick compared to the packaged product.
3.Hold the foam on top of the hook shank, perpendicular to the hook and centered over the thread or center of the hook. While holding the foam with your left hand take the thread over and around the hook at the midway point. Let the weight of the bobbin begin the cinching to bind in the material. Release the foam and cinch the foam with one more turn around the hook.
4.Gather the foam with your left hand, pulling straight up and make a wrap around the foam at the hook shank. The wrap is above the hook shank and will narrow the tie in. Make two more wraps around the foam on the top of the hook shank ending.
What is the one natural food that all fish and especially trout pursue without hesitation? What is the one natural food that may be imitated with only a single type of tying material, yet the fly is considered by many to be one of the most difficult fly patterns to master and tie well? If you said a worm, you are wrong! Because a worm imitation is easy to tie - a little Vernille, a few wraps, and you’re done!
The natural food is the fish egg or known by some as caviar. Since we get creative at times, this article will introduce you to our newly created Caviar Fly. However, the main focus of this fly of the month article is to remove some of the stigma that is associated with difficulty of tying the Egg Fly, specifically the Glo Bug Egg Fly. Our detailed step by step instructions will help you understand just how easy it is to tie this fly.
The Egg Fly
In doing a little research, there are a number of Egg Fly Patterns on the market that one may purchase: Umpqua Feather Merchants markets at least the following: Chartreuse Single Egg Fly, Fluorescent Orange Single Egg Fly, Oregon Cheese Single Egg Fly, Peach Single Egg Fly, Pink Single Egg Fly, Pink Champagne Single Egg Fly, Red Single Egg Fly, Chartreuse Micro Egg, Fluorescent Orange Micro Egg, Shell Pink Micro Egg, Fluorescent Yellow Micro Egg, Fluorescent Red Micro Egg, Fluorescent, Orange Micro Egg, Gorman's™ (Fl. Orange) Bead Head Egg, Gorman's™ (Pink) Bead Head Egg, Leeson's (Chartreuse) Crystal Egg, Leeson's (Orange) Crystal Egg, Leeson's (Pink) Crystal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Gold Nugget Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Peachy King Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Single Bright Orange Unreal Egg, Pettis'™, Cluster Bright Orange Unreal Egg, Pettis'™ Cluster Dark Roe Unreal Egg, and Pettis'™ Cluster Light Roe Unreal Egg.
Many fly pattern companies simply market a Trout Egg and Egg Cluster, in many colors of course. Modern versions of the egg fly utilize the Otter’s Soft Egg and Otter’s Soft Egg Cluster, again in many colors and also with veiling (imitation sperm), Otter’s Soft Milking Egg, or without veiling. Otter’s product is very realistic and may be used to tie highly effective fly patterns.
Some of the more extreme egg fly patterns on the market include the Nuke Egg, Babine Special, and Egg Drop Soup. Understand, egg fly patterns are simple in function, yet very diverse in form. Since most anglers believe the egg fly is difficult to tie, the market has been wide open. Also, fly tyers sometimes may get carried away but we like to think this is nothing more than being creative and innovative.
Regardless of which trout egg fly pattern you may purchase, you pretty much can expect to catch trout using an egg fly pattern. Yet, if we can convince you that tying an egg fly pattern is not that difficult, you will be able to have an arsenal of egg flies to leverage.
Directions :
1. Debarb the hook and mount in the vise. Begin tying thread at the halfway point, cut away waste and let the bobbin hang.
2. Select a large piece of foam, keeping in mind the size of the hook and finished egg. For instance, a size 14 will use about an inch and a half of the thickness of the foam and cut the length to about two inches. Make the foam flat and one thickness of material. It will be wide and not as thick compared to the packaged product.
3.Hold the foam on top of the hook shank, perpendicular to the hook and centered over the thread or center of the hook. While holding the foam with your left hand take the thread over and around the hook at the midway point. Let the weight of the bobbin begin the cinching to bind in the material. Release the foam and cinch the foam with one more turn around the hook.
4.Gather the foam with your left hand, pulling straight up and make a wrap around the foam at the hook shank. The wrap is above the hook shank and will narrow the tie in. Make two more wraps around the foam on the top of the hook shank ending.