Another New Pattern (maybe)
I was playing around with some bluegill patterns, and I got to thiniking about how sunfish are notorious for grabbing the end of a worm and stripping it off the hook, without getting hooked. I have seen them strike short on flies as well, on ones like the San Juan Worn, that have tails hanging off the back. So I tied this up with a 'stinger' set of hooks to nails those short-striking 'gills. I wanted to come up with something similar to the plastic Creme Mini-Worm. I haven't tried it out, yet, but if it ever stops raining, I'll do a field test.
It may work for carp as well, and trout, because they all eat worms. I am not sure about the legality of using it for trout, though. It may not be legal to use a fly with more than 1 hook for trout (but they do allow dropper flies, so...maybe....I dunno. I'll try to check on it, for TN. at least).
I looked all over the internet and couldn't find anything close to this pattern, so maybe I can claim this as sort of an original. Anyway, here it is....
Articulated Angleworm
Hooks-three 2 x dry fly, sz.14, articulated
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Body-Medium pink chennille
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