I viewed with interest on a trout fly website a representation of a maggot and it got me thinking?

Question

is there also a fly/lure representation of an earthworm available? As a former coarse fishing angler I can imagine how, along with the maggot, they may be quite useful additions to my fly box if it were both available

And how would you fish them, on a floating line with a sunken leader/tippet, or very slowly retrieved on a sinking line?

Answer 1

There is a blood worm imitation, similar to what you mention, its fished slowly on a floating line (fluorocarbon leader, such as airflo g3 or riverage grand max), they are  created on a simple wet hook about size 12 with long legs created from various materials, some use marabou, others floss, flexi-floss etc.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...

In the UK

http://www.selectafly.com/fly-fishing-pr...

http://www.virtualflybox.com/index.php

Answer 2

well if therwe isnt you should try and tie it i am also a coarse fisherman and i went to a flyfishing lake that let us fish worm and we had 6 out in 20 minutes.

Answer 3

it`s called the San Juan worm found at all your great fly shops

.http://www.orvis.com.

look in fly tying upper left, in orvis search, type in San Juan Worm

also a great maggot tie

take a #6 hook,

wrap it with brown thread from the eye down the shank about 2/3

tie in a small rubber band,

wrap the rubber band 2/3 down the hook,tie off

whipp finish

perfect maggot  easy and cheap

Answer 4

im not a water slapper but i would check local fly shop if i were you