DNA Worm Tying Tutorial 

just took this pattern to a small river in Utah and it absolutely crushed. Unlike other worm patterns, this one actually lasted me through 30 fish instead of just 1-2.

I use a similar furling technique with more bulky yarns to make something shaped similar to a mop fly but with much more visual interest due to the multi colors and picking/combing out some fibers. I call it the Furly Worm. Haven't fished one yet as it's a recent brainchild, but I have high hopes for it.

That's a blast from the past! a near identical pattern was very popular in Scotland probably mid 1990s, more for winter grayling (pre-squirmy) and on stillwaters before the Apps worm came along. Nice tie.

The first 76 seconds were great! Very cinematic!

Love the intro! I think I’ll whip some of these up for the spring and see how the eastern trout like them. Thanks for the video!

Great video Devin! I enjoyed your NM Trout tying seminar last Friday. Thanks for coming to the 505!

I tie a micro worm with a single strand of flexy floss on a size 18-20 hook and a very small tungsten bead for Stillwater fishing. It’s a killer. I’ll be tying this up !! Thanks!!

Very nice, Looks like it will make a perfect squirmy worm material replacement.

Loved the intro!

Nice design Devin!!!

Devin did well with this fly on the Bighorn River last June. Nice pattern!

Really enjoying your flushing vids

This is hilarious haha. Nice fly Devin!

Can’t wait to tie this and see how it does in the Roanoke, VA area. Will try on freestone and tailwaters

Dude! That is a cool fly! I've been looking for a fly that uses squirmy woormies!

Great video Devin!! I didn't have any of the sexy floss that you used here so I tried to tie this fly using yarn and guess what it works. You have to pull out 2 strands and twist them like you did. I added some lead for a heavier fly and used a different color for the collar and it looks great!! We can use a ton of colors to tie this worm. Natural colored ones should do very well in the high water streams and rivers we are having in northern California! Can't wait to try them out! Thanks again!!!!

Works great in the Smokies!

I made a brown one. I'll try it tomorrow in the North East

Xlnt. Thx!

Great video Devin. I quit using the squirmy when I gave comps a break but seeing this I’m going to tie sone because squirmed catch fish but they fall apart. This I think will be my new favorite work pattern. Thanks bud

Great idea. Love the durability of the material. Have to tie squiry worms by the dozen since thy tend to get bitten up. Question: Any issue with using the Dohiku 303 and bead size to hook gap. Seems like the bead narrows that gap if its too far back. May try a larger hook with bigger gap since the bead is centered. Thoughts?

Hi Devin is it true that ALL beads and ALL hooks ride hook point up regardless if they're jig hooks or not?

cool videos as always! could you show how you make ceramic nymphs ?

Cool bead trick. Not sure where you got your opening music, but give the poor Romanian family my condolences.

That intro though!!!

Nice video Devin. A couple questions: Why did FIPS-MOUCHE ban the squirmy wormy? And how does the DNA worm compare in robustness to chenille worms?

Micro leader. When you say 15’ of 4x sighter are you talking about actual colored sighter material? Or could one just use 15’ of 4x Fluorocarbon?

Thank you to good model. What tying vise you use?

So....about the fly fishing team. What is it? How does ine join? Is it fun? Is there a chance for compensation? Who di i bribe, sleep with, or kill to do it?

Nice fly but it does seem very borderline regarding the rules. While it may be less that 0.53mm I think it would be very hard to argue that it is a leg imitation. Is there something I'm missing? 29.10. Appendages that alter the original concept of an artificial fly or bodies made of moulded/shaped plastic, moulded/shaped silicone or moulded/shaped rubber are banned (moulded/shaped imitations of worms, eggs, baitfish, maggots, twisters…). Rubber or extruded round material, exceeding the bend, shank or eye of the hook is not allowed with exception of maximal diameter 0,53 mm used for leg imitations (diameter shall be checked with measuring gauge unstretched).

how long before than ban this fly? lol

Why the copper bead and not a metallic pink or fl. pink? You prefer the contrast?

If chenille is not banned why not use San Juan worm? Looks like there is a Troutline competition San Juan red jig worm made with chenille that has a core which is very mobile in water.

Looks like durable pattern, but why is this legal and the sqirmmy isn’t?

I have to ask - what is the intro music please? I know it but can’t remember what it is or who wrote it.