Beatty's EZ Prince Nymph Mutant Variant

With Beatty’s EZY Prince Nymph Mutant Variant Paul Fedeles brings his unique twist to Gretchen Beatty’s EZY Prince Nymph. While the original video – from Beatty’s Fly Tying Friday, 10 December 2021 – provides a comprehensive guide, Paul’s written steps and material selection add a fresh perspective to this effective pattern. Read More »

Three Piece Wiggly Worm

The Three Piece Wiggly Worm Fly is an easy fly to tie and doesn’t take much time. If it is only a one-fish fly it isn’t such a big deal if a fish cuts any of the rubber with its teeth. Read More »

Source: The Fly Tyers Bible, p.128-29

In lakes and slower moving rivers, the larvae of the chironomid midge make a large part of the trout’s diet. They vary in colour from pale green and brown to a bright blood red.

These red larvae, known by anglers as bloodworm, live the bulk of their lives in silt tubes, but when disturbed or migrating can move by a sinuous lashing motion.

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