So every now and again a fly or method comes along that divides opinion, in the past we have had The Blob or the rebirth of Tenkara. Over the last few months I have seen various fishing friends showing off their catches using a fly called the Squirmy, an odd fly… well worm really! I had managed to resist the powers of the Squirmy, until now…
After a quick visit to see Toby at Funky Fly Tying I picked up the necessary materials and hit the vice. So after a bit of trial and error I soon found a way to attach the rubber material to the hook, add some dubbing and there it is.
Today I headed down to the River Wylye with friend and casting instructor Dave Wiltshire and we gave the Squirmy a swim. To my horror success was almost immediate! A few lovely grayling graced the net with some horrid purple rubber in its mouth. Dave fortunately kept our dignity by catching some nice fish on pale pink shrimps.
The squirmy, I may not like it, I may have to hide it, but I think it is here to stay!
The Ingredients:
Hook: Partridge Sproat Wet Barbless #12
Thread: Pink Veevus 14/0
Bead: Metalic Pink 3mm tungsten
Rubber: Funky Squirmy Rubber – Purple (Try other colours too)
Thorax: Pink and Purple UV Hareline
Tight Lines!
Can I have a picture of the worm so I can copy please?
Cheers phil.
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Hi Phil, take a look at the top pic or take a look on my Twitter account (link at bottom of page). Let me know how you get on.
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Alex, something you can knock out at the shows without worrying who’ll nick ’em!! 😉
Darrell
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