Kim's Surfworm (Uploaded from: Kim Zetterberg)
Kim's Surfworm - This pattern is a great one for just about any of our "friends" who roam the Southern California shoreline. It has taken halibut, corbina, yellowfin croaker, perch, mackerel, sand bass, calico bass, skates, and leopard sharks. It can be fished by stripping it in fast, working it slowly across flats, or by dead-drifting it in the current. I fish at least two to three of these flies at one time on my leader, especially when water visibility is less than good - this gives the fish a chance to hit the second or last one if they only get a flash from the first fly as it goes by. The Surfworm can also be fished ahead (towards the angler) of a clouser pattern in heavier currents, or with Bullet weights to get them down in the feeding zone. Anyone who has tied a wooly bugger should have no trouble with this pattern, which is also an easy one for beginners. Here's my receipe for success:
Hook: Tiemco 300 (sizes 2-8)
Weight (optional): wire, barbell eyes, or Bullet weights ahead of the fly, by choice
Thread: Olive or Burgundy
Tail: Hot Orange Marabou, 3/4 - full body/hook length (use plenty of material for better action - olive green, red, white, and tan tails are also used)
Body: Medium Rootbeer Pearl Chenille (use 'Large' size with #2 hooks)
Weed Guards (optional): 40# fluorocarbon, tied in when finishing the head
I also tie a 2-segment surfworm, adding foam under the body near the tail to float it off the bottom when pausing my retrieve. The two hook/body segments are joined using olive-brown embroidery thread.
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