I know that Squirmy Wormy style materials are often controversial in the fly tying world. Some anglers love them, others avoid them completely. Personally, I don’t consider myself a purist. I enjoy tying and fishing all kinds of flies: nymphs, emergers, wet flies, dry flies and streamers.
At the same time, I also enjoy lure fishing, and very often I borrow ideas, movements and small technical details from that world and adapt them to fly tying and nymph fishing.
This type of fly has always been interesting to me, especially for species like carp, barbel, perch and other coarse fish. I still remember that around 15 years ago I caught my first black bass and carp using Squirmy style flies. Only much later did I start using similar patterns for trout.
Now, this new material seems fantastic to me, not only for fly tying, but also for ultra-light trout area spinning. It has a special texture and a very lively movement in the water. The structure of the material creates small pulses and vibrations, making the fly easier for fish to detect.
I tied a few nymphs with it, and honestly, the results were impressive. Carp, crucian carp, perch, bream, trout and grayling all reacted extremely well to it.
It may not be a classic or traditional material, but it is incredibly effective. And for me, that is also part of the beauty of fishing: experimenting, adapting and learning from every style.
The material is a very soft and vibrant TPR-type material. It is extremely mobile in the water and creates a lot of movement even with very small currents.
It is not indestructible, so you still need to handle it with care, especially when tying and positioning it on the hook. However, compared with classic Squirmy Wormy material, it seems a little more resistant, especially during the tying process.
What makes it special is the way it behaves underwater. It vibrates strongly, moves in all directions, and gives the impression of a small worm with exaggerated, almost nervous movement. In simple words, it looks like a worm on steroids.
The only thing I would like to see improved is the color range. At the moment, only three colors are available, which is a bit limiting.
Still, the movement of the material is so impressive that even with this small color selection, it opens some very interesting possibilities for fly tying, nymph fishing and even ultra-light trout area spinning.
Materials:
- Hook in size #10/12/14 – Jig – any brand you like
- Heavy tungsten slotted bead
- Pink Thread -Champion 8/0 or 6/0 as you like
- Body made of Wiggly San Juan Worm
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