Jiggy Sexy Walt's Worm TB - Tan

The Walt's Worm in Tan — A Natural Match for Colorado's Aquatic Worms

The Jiggy Sexy Walt's Worm TB in Tan is a tungsten bead jigged aquatic worm imitation in a warm tan colorway that closely matches the natural color of many aquatic worms, annelids, and San Juan Worm-style food sources found in Colorado's rivers. Where the grey version excels in off-color and post-rain conditions, the tan version shines in clear water and normal flows — it's a more imitative, natural-looking match that selective trout eat with confidence.

Aquatic worms are a year-round food source that trout feed on opportunistically, and a well-presented worm pattern will often produce fish when more technical patterns are getting refused. The tungsten jig bead gets this fly to depth fast, and the jig hook rides point-up through the drift for fewer snags and better hookup rates. Available in three sizes — #14, #16, and #18 — to cover a wide range of worm sizes and water conditions on the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan, and Colorado River.

Pattern Details

• Style: Jigged tungsten bead aquatic worm imitation (Walt's Worm variation)
• Color: Tan — natural, imitative match for aquatic worms in clear water
• Sizes available: #14, #16, #18
• Bead: Tungsten jig bead — fast sink rate, rides hook point-up
• Hook: Jig hook — reduces snags, improves hookups
• Imitates aquatic worms and annelids in natural tan/earth tones
• Especially effective in clear water and normal flow conditions
• Effective on the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan, Colorado River, and most Colorado tailwaters
• Works year-round

How to Fish It

Dead-drift on a tight line or under an indicator at depth through runs, pools, and along the bottom where worms concentrate. The #14 is a good all-around size in faster water; drop to the #16 or #18 in slower, clearer conditions when trout are being selective. Pairs well with a small nymph or midge as a dropper in a two-fly rig, or fish it as a single fly on a tight line through deep, slow pools. Also productive after rain events when natural worms are being washed into the river.

Available in store at Glenwood Springs Outdoors, 831 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO.