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Blood Dot

By Colin Etzel-Hardman, 18

Baldwin

            The Blood Dot is a representation of an egg pattern.  It is a really effective pattern and allows for the person tying to use many different color schemes. The actual tying of a Blood Dot is not difficult, therefore allowing the tier to tie an effective fly with ease.  When used this fly sinks fairly fast and does not block the point of the hook, making it all the more effective.  When it comes to fishing a Blood Dot many times the fly is used with the nymphing tactic, and may also be used in a dropper set up. 

                                                                   

Along the Soda Butte

Hook: #12-20 Scud

Thread: Red or orange

Body: Egg Yarn about 2 inches long and approximately ¼ of the diameter- 2 different colors, usually off-white/pale and a florescent orange or red.  However, you can use any color you want. You may also brush the yarn to align the fibers and too take out any stray fibers.

1)      Start by wrapping the thread from the eye to the bend of the hook.  Make sure you create a good thread base.

2)      At the bend of the hook tie in a piece of egg yarn (usually the pale color) so the material is goes out in the direction of the bend.

3)      Make a small loop and tie it down.

4)      Make several more loops trying to keep them about the same size, so that you end up with about 3 or 4 loops.  You should end up about 1/3 of the hook from the eye.

Big rivers to small streams with equal passion

5)      Take a piece of the florescent yarn and tie it down in the center of the material.

6)      Continue with the pale yarn and make 1 to 2 more loops in front of the color egg yarn.

7)      Tie off the pale egg yarn.  Be carefully to not crowd the eye.

8)      Whip finish or do a couple half hitches to finish the fly.

9)      Trim off excess material.  Trim color egg yarn to about the height of your loops.

Fishing late evening at the Bighorn River