Bloodworm Emerger Freshwater Hook : Kamasan Trout Whisker Barb 14. Thread : Red Uni 6/0 (8/0 is better for this pattern). Body : Thread. Tail : Thread. Thorax : Peacock herl. Breathers : Polyprop. Yarn.
Tying Instructions 1. Place hook in vice and lay a bed of thread starting just behind the hook eye and finishing just around the bend of the hook.When laying the thread down make sure the tag end of the thread is at least a couple of cm's long and is wrapped is on top of the hook shank as you progress towards the bend. This forms the tail. 2. Trim the tail to about 3-5 mm and frizz a little. 3. Form a fine untapered body along shank stopping approximately 4-5 mm from hook eye. 4. Take your thread to just behind the hook eye and tie in a small bunch of polyprop yarn, take your thread back to where you finished the body. 5. Tie in a peacock herl (thickest part) and make 3-4 turns forward towards the eye. 6. Tie off and whip finish. 7. Trim breathers to about 2-3 mm long.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes I generally fish this fly on a floating line with a long leader and a weighted nymph on the point with the blood worm suspended 30-40 cm above on a dropper. This particularly effective on a breezy day when you can use the breeze to give you a natural drift over the weed beds. Takes will generally be a subtle tightening of your line. Targeted species, Brown and Rainbow trout.
Location Notes This is a great fly for searching deep over weed beds in lakes with high midge populations, or near the surface during a midge hatch. It can be fished either on an intermediate sinking line or floating line with a long leader.
Prey Notes Imitation of a blood worm, can be tied smaller or larger to suit local species.
Tier Ashley Morrow

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