EGG Patterns

EGG PATTERNS
CHENILE EGG
HOOK Small Egg (4 to 8)
THREAD 6/0 and Complimentary
Body Large Chenile
Dressing Salmon Yarn or Matched Hackle
STEP 1:
For the Chenile Egg and the Yarn “Nuke” egg you can start with the hook in the vise.


STEP 2:
Tie on the Chenile with the color of thread to compliment the chenille color.

STEP 3:
Wrap the chenille into a ball. HINT: Wrap a two wraps for a foundation and then a single wrap over the two bottom wraps. This will make a nice ball. Depending on the desired egg size you can vary the amount of wraps.
STEP 4:
Dress the front of the egg pattern with a small piece of Salmon Yarn. This will provide an additional color key for spawning fish. Lay the yarn in length-wise and tie in the middle. Fold over and smooth out across the egg.
STEP 5:
Whip finish and then glue the head of the egg to ensure thread doesn’t come unwrapped.FISH ON!!!



POM-POM EGG
HOOK Small Egg (4 to 8)
THREAD 6/0 and Complimentary
Body 7mm Pom-Pom
Dressing Salmon Yarn or Matched Hackle
STEP 1:
Find the center of the pom-pom, and “string” the Pom-pom on the hook first.
STEP 2:
Dress the front of the egg pattern with a small piece of Salmon Yarn. This will provide an additional color key for spawning fish. Lay the yarn in length-wise and tie in the middle. Fold over and smooth out across the egg.
STEP 3:
Whip finish and then glue the head of the egg to ensure thread doesn’t come unwrapped.FISH ON!!!

NUKE EGG
HOOK Small Egg (4 to 8)
THREAD 6/0 and Complimentary
Body Salmon Yarn
Dressing Salmon Yarn or Matched Hackle

STEP 1:
For the Chenile Egg and the Yarn “Nuke” egg you can start with the hook in the vise.
STEP 2:
Tie on the Salmon yarn so the Yarn goes over the hook eye. Wrap the thread back to the hook shank.

STEP 3:
Pull the Yarn back over the hook shank making and nice elongated ball. Tie in the middle of the yarn.

STEP 4: Whip finish and then glue the head of the egg to ensure thread doesn’t come unwrapped.FISH ON!!!