Blog - Tie a Fly

The Bubble Egg is the most effective yarn egg but not so quick or easy to tie.  It also must be stored stuck into foam so no hook barbs can get insnared in the looped fibers that make the bubble.

The long, soft tail on this Mop Worm tie has great action, particularly if tied with a bead head or on a light jig hook.  Over the last year, I have found it works for Steelhead, Trout, Smallmouth, and Walleye.  For the last few years one of my best lures for these and other species is a 3 inch Berkley Trout Worm, Pearl White being the best color.  Tie the Mop Worm in some Balanced Jig format so it will rest nearly horizontal when hanging under a bobber.  For Great Lake Streams, I use Wapsi Super Jig Heads:  #8 1/64 ounce, #6 1/48 or...