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Egg · Trout · Steelhead · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XS-1XL egg/scud hook, 10-14
  • Thread Fluorescent orange 6/0

Materials

  • Bead Gold or black tungsten bead (1, heavy for depth)
  • Weight Lead-free wire (8-10 turns)
  • Egg body Fluorescent orange/pink Glo-Bug yarn (one clump)
  • Hot dot Red or chartreuse yarn (small nub)

How to tie it

  1. Run the tungsten bead to the eye, mount the hook, and pile 8-10 turns of lead-free wire behind it so this egg gets down fast in heavy water; start thread over the wire.
  2. Lay a thread base to the point and return to the middle of the shank, building a small thread bump to seat the yarn.
  3. Stack a clump of orange Glo-Bug yarn on top of the shank and take 3-4 tight turns through the middle, letting it flare up all around.
  4. Add a pinch of red or chartreuse yarn on top for the fertilized hot dot, binding it into the same wrap point.
  5. Gather all the fibers straight up, pinch them into a ball, and snip flush with sharp scissors to shape a round egg.
  6. Whip finish behind the bead and clear the eye.

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