McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 The San Juan Worm is a divisive fly. Some love fishing with it, others think its an abomination. However no one can deny its effectiveness in certain situations. The traditional way of tying these is to just tie the chenille in two points, and not wrap around the hook, however I find wrapping it makes it look more like an earthworm, and gives it more durability and less chance to spin around the hook shank. This fly is one of the more easy to tie flies. It requires very little materials, and you can fill a box in a short amount of time. Once you get in a grove, you can pump these out in very little time. I have tied up to 30 in an hour, even with this style which takes just slightly longer than the traditional San Juan Worm. You can also tie these in a number of different colors. I know people who fish them in white, red (like you see here and most common), olive, black, brown, pink, chartreuse and much much more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 I like this fly pattern. Have you ever seen Al Campbell's version? The way his ties it doesn't matter what the thread color is. Check out "Too Simple San Juan Worm - Fly Angler's OnLine (flyanglersonline.com) and let me know what you think. Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, WWKimba said: I like this fly pattern. Have you ever seen Al Campbell's version? The way his ties it doesn't matter what the thread color is. Check out "Too Simple San Juan Worm - Fly Angler's OnLine (flyanglersonline.com) and let me know what you think. Kim Yeah that’s another way to do it also, interesting. I wonder though how well that holds together. I think the color of the thread isn’t all that important since most people have red thread, or at least a red sharpie to color the thread, and I do think the version I tied is a little easier but I haven’t tried that version so it’s based only on what I think it would be. Btw, this version I did isn’t “my version” it’s been around for a while. I still think I prefer the one I usually do. However it’s cool to see some other techniques also. Thanks for sharing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 No problem and the only time I have had a slipping issue is when I have tied the fly and tried to overtighten the whip. Thank you for sharing as well! This pattern, the Mop fly and it's versions and even Josephine Sedlecky-Borsums Hot Mustard all have seen their share of haters. If a fly is TOO simple to tie and catches fish TOO easily then tyers and fishers seemed polarized. I always thought tying was about tying a fly that catches fish!? Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, WWKimba said: No problem and the only time I have had a slipping issue is when I have tied the fly and tried to overtighten the whip. Thank you for sharing as well! This pattern, the Mop fly and it's versions and even Josephine Sedlecky-Borsums Hot Mustard all have seen their share of haters. If a fly is TOO simple to tie and catches fish TOO easily then tyers and fishers seemed polarized. I always thought tying was about tying a fly that catches fish!? Kim I totally agree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
