Founded 1994 by Armand Courchaine

Capt. Bob Hines's Cinder Worms

Cinder Worm 1

Hook: Salmon size 6
Thread: Mono
Tail: 1/8” closed cell foam strip: orange, red, maroon 1/4” wide, 4 +” long (may cut shorter)
Body: Pink Crystal Chenille
Head: Black Ostrich Herl

1. Tie foam strip behind eye, so that the tail will be 1 1/2” long, unless you want a different sized fly. The rest will hang over the eye. Start with strip on the side facing you, so that it will roll into proper position on top. Wind mono closely down to tail.

2. Tie on a few inches of chenille and wind forward—leaving room about 1/4” for head.

3. Tie on ostrich herl and wind forward and over itself till whole herl is used up.

4. Wind mono in front of foam strip to force the strip up and whip finish. No need for head cement.

5. Cut foam strip in front to look like gurgler.

He uses a leader with a dropper: about 6 ft. of 20 lb mono (not fluorocarbon) to the dropper connection. Then, leaving a 9” long tag for the dropper leader, he ties another 4 ft. to the trailing fly. The overall leader, then is 10 feet long when done. Use the floating fly as the dropper.

Strip: Two 6 inch pulls and pause.

Captain Bob’s Cinder Worm 1a

Same as above but use Aura Yarn for body. See message board for Aura Yarn.

Captain Bob’s Cinder Worm 2

Hook: Saltwater Stainless Steel 6
Thread: Mono
Tail: 1/8” closed cell foam strip: maroon 1/4” wide, 4 +” long (may cut shorter)
Body: E-Z Body, 2”
Head: Black Crystal Chenille

1. Push hook through the thread in E-Z Body so the, when it comes through, they eye is outside.

2. Hold eye and E-Z Body in one hand, with thumb pressing down on the end of mono. And wind back tightly, securing the tube, for about 1/4”. Place hook on vise and whip finish.

3. Slide foam strip into tube, on top of hook. Twist foam a half turn and tie off back end.

4. Tie on crystal flash at front end and wind it to make a head.

5. Whip finish.

Captain Bob’s Cinder Worm 3

Hook: Saltwater Stainless Steel 6
Thread: Mono
Tail: Pink Bucktail
Body: Crystal Chenille, Dark Pink
Head: Black Ostrich Herl

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