Bloodworm

The Bloodworm imitates the larva of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) - some species store the red blood pigment haemoglobin in their body, which gives them the characteristic red colour the fly is named after. No single inventor is recorded for this naturalistic pattern, but its slim red, segmented-body silhouette has established itself as its own widely used fly type over the decades.

Chironomid larvae and pupae are a key food source for trout and char, especially in stillwaters - in the English and Irish stillwater fisheries in particular, matching patterns are traditionally fished in black, red and green. The Bloodworm is usually weighted and either drawn slowly and steadily along the bottom or offered completely still, dead-drift - ideal in clear water and with wary fish that refuse large or flashy patterns. It is tied barbless.

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