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As effective as these "live" worms are as bait for Bluegill and other sunfish, has any of the expert fly tiers out there come up with a pattern that resembles these worms and indeed catches fish? I would think this would be an awesome fly for the panfish fly fisherman! Anyone have any photos of flies like this to share so myself and others can get some ideas to try to create something?

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Hay Jeff I have a very easy pattern that I use for blue gill as well, I will post up some pictures of these flies, by this weekend if possible, I have caught many Bluegill on these pattern in the summer time. Not much to them just yarn on a nymph hook.

Jeff

Hay Jeff here is the maggot fly that I tie, I use embrodary thread white or off white, and a nymph hook. It is pretty easy to tie any question please ask.
Jeff

I used this one today it is just embrodiry(bad spelling) thread on a #4 hook caught two seeds with it. They would hit it real well but spit it out before I could hook them. I tipped witha small piece of worm and it worked much better
Joseph I said last night iused a #4 hook that was a mistake I used a #8 straight shank hook off white embroidery thread and black thread. Glue the first couple of turns of thread to the hook and it will not twist on you. Instead of black thread I am going to try a darker shade of off white thread.

I have one that I have tied, looks pretty real ( to me) i believe it is a size 12 hook
body - creme dubbing
body wrap - strip of latex glove
Rib - rust tying thread (iveused grey before as well)
legs - rib thread
head - brown marker

Instructions:
1. wrap about 10 turns of small lead wire around hook in the middle of the shaft. Wrap thread from head down almost to the hook bend.
2. make a loop of thread about 3 inches long when you pull it straight. and then wrap the base of the loop a few times. this creates the thread for the rib.
3. tie in a 3 inch by 1/8 inch strip of latex cut from a latex glove. i taper one end and leave about 1/8 inch hanging off the back. (gives a little movement.
4. add dubbing to your thread and wrap a tapered body over the lead up to almost the eye of the hook.
5. wrap the latex forward up to the eye, secure.
6. wrap the thread that is hanging off the back from step 2 the oposite way (counter clockwise?) to segment the body. wrap to the eye and secure.
7. make another small loop at the head of the fly similar to the one in step two. this one doesnt have to be as big. we will cut it later and make a couple of legs.
8. secure the loop and build a thread head. whip finish and cut the thread.
9. take your brown marker and color the thread on the head and the legs. cut the leg thread so they are about 1/8 inch.

you can cement the head if you like, but if you whip finish a couple of times it should hold.
i tink it looks alot like a wax worm, and with a little movement, so do the gills.

sorry for the bad pic, i went out to my truck and took it with my phone, but you get the idea.

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