I doubt fish can count.įluorescent colors are also worth incorporating. Use open even wraps to create a sense of balance to your bloodworm patterns. Don’t worry about them when winding the rib forward. During the fall months when the angle of the sun is acute gold and copper ribs seem to work best.īloodworm have nine body segments. During the spring, when the angle of the sun is high, and on bright days I use silver ribbed patterns. Jack Shaw recognized the angle of the sun and its impact on his rib colors. Wire ribs are my preferred choice as they help maintain the slender profile necessary for success while reflecting trout attracting light. In addition to suggesting segmentation and reinforcement rib color plays a role. Glass beads, marabou and yarn strands are also excellent body choices.Ĭolor contrast is an important pattern element. In clear water I recommend covering these materials with stretchy products such as Midge Flex, Scud Back, SuperFloss, Midge Stretch Floss and V-Rib to subdue these overt materials. These bright materials stand out amongst the suspended matter that often clouds nutrient rich muddy bottomed lakes. Holographic Mylar and Flashabou are excellent body choices. It is common to see transitional larva featuring distinct alternating bands of red and green. As lake water cools during the fall and is re-energized through the turnover process hemoglobin infused larva return to their natural colors. Other larval colors include olive and green. As a result, red and maroon are the most common larval colors. Larvae, in need of an oxygen supplement, generate hemoglobin in order to survive that turns them scarlet or blood red. These include color, profile/shape and movement.īloodworm often live in oxygen poor regions such amongst the bottom debris and detritus where they live and feed. Yet, as with all flies, there are pattern keys that must be taken into account for consistent success. But there is one staple that consistently slides under the radar of many, chironomid larva or bloodworm.Ĭhironomid larva are simple, nothing more than a slender segmented translucent worm. Most fly fishers to use prefer larger or more popular staples leeches, dragon nymphs and chironomid pupa. Staples are prey items that have completely aquatic life cycles such as scuds and leeches, damsel and dragon nymphs that spend extended time in their nymphal form and chironomids, famous for their near season long hatch cycles. With the exception of boatman and backswimmer falls and the odd chironomid emergence trout focus their fall feeding binges on staple sources. By early fall most stillwater hatches are complete.
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