Lime Green Rockworm

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Lime Green Rockworm

Post by letumgo » Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:53 pm

Lime Green Rockworm
Hook - J. Stockard Model 720 Curved Nymph Hook (Size 10 or 12)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Rusty Dun)
Hackle - Collins' Hen Saddle (Barred Ginger) - strip fibers from one side
Body & Thorax - Four or Five Strands of Peacock Herl
Rib - Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift Yarn (#780 Lime) - wound forward in open spiral turns

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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:27 pm

Brilliant dressing, Ray. Looks like a fairly straight forward dressing. I'll be stealing this pattern, thank you very much.
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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by Mike62 » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:44 pm

Well there! ...a worm pattern I can get behind. Very nice, Ray. And thank you for posting a pic of the yarn baggie! I've wanted a handful of different Jamieson's wools, but didn't want to buy a whole skein. I bookmarked the FlytyingYarn site. Thanks!
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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by letumgo » Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:17 pm

Mike - I went crazy and bought a whole bunch of colors of the yarn from the Fly Tying Yarn website. They do a nice job on the packaging. Each packet of yarn is labeled with the Jamieson’s Spindrift number and color name. I really love tying with the Spindrift yarn. The lime color seemed just right for the rock worm imitation.

Dana (Theroe) recently showed me a photo of the stomach contents of a trout he caught. The fishes stomach was gorged full of rockworms (rhyacophila fuscula). After seeing the picture, I headed straight to my vice to tye up a “hatch” of them for my spring box.
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Post by letumgo » Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:02 pm

Thanks John. I was hoping you would chime in. Feel free to add a link to your pattern here. Always nice to have options. ;)
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Post by letumgo » Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:12 am

John - Those are outstanding! I especially like the look of the segmentation, bi color dorsal and swimming tail. Do you have a tying tutorial on your website?
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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by joaniebo » Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:31 am

I took the easy way and tied some “Green Weenies”! Red heads float, green heads sink.
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Post by letumgo » Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:59 pm

:D ;)

Your a tying machine Bob! 8-)
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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by BrkTrt » Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:22 pm

Ray yours look more realistic then the ones I tie.

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Re: Lime Green Rockworm

Post by letumgo » Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:38 pm

Alan - Please post your pattern too. ;) :D
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