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Eggo

Egg · Trout · Steelhead · Salmon · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

• Hook Egg/scud (curved) hook, #8-#14
• Thread Orange or red 70 denier

Materials

• Bead (optional) Gold tungsten bead (1)
• Body McFly Foam / egg yarn, two shades (e.g., orange + peach) (2 clumps)
• Veil/Hotspot Contrasting egg yarn, red or chartreuse (Tiny tuft)

How to tie it

1. Optionally slide a bead on, mount the egg hook, and start thread at the midpoint.
2. Lay the first egg-yarn clump across the top of the shank and bind it with tight wraps so it flares.
3. Stack a second clump of a contrasting shade over the first and bind at the same point for a two-tone egg.
4. Add a tiny veil of hotspot yarn on one side and pinch it down.
5. Gather all the yarn upright, whip finish, and clip the thread.
6. Trim the bunch into a tight round egg with a slightly mottled two-tone look.

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