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Egg Lace Worm

Salmon/Steelhead · Steelhead · Salmon · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Scud/curved hook, #10-#14
  • Thread Red 70 denier

Materials

  • Bead (optional) Gold or orange tungsten bead (1)
  • Body Larva Lace / D-rib, red or wine (1 strand)
  • Underbody Red thread or pearl tinsel (As needed)
  • Egg/Hotspot Orange or peach egg yarn (Small tuft)

How to tie it

  1. Optionally slide a bead to the eye, mount the scud hook, and start thread; wrap a smooth thread underbody down to the bend.
  2. Tie in the larva lace at the bend, leaving a short tag trailing as the worm's tail.
  3. Wrap the larva lace forward in touching turns to the 75% mark to build a translucent segmented body, then tie off.
  4. Tie in a small tuft of egg yarn just behind the bead or eye as the egg head.
  5. Bunch the egg yarn upright, whip finish, and trim it into a tight round egg.
  6. Nick the trailing lace tag to length so a short soft tail remains.

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