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Blood Dot Egg

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Jeff Blood, Great Lakes tributaries

A pale egg with a contrasting blood dot, designed by Great Lakes guide Jeff Blood to resemble a spawn-bag cluster. Its washed-out body matches aging eggs from November through February, when most drifting eggs are milky with patches of color. Fish it #10 to #14 in clear winter water.

#8–14Cream with red dotOregon Cheese with red dotPeach with orange dotclear water
What the pattern looks like
Reference photos of the Blood Dot Egg tied by others, shared by their photographers. Not our flies; our own product photos replace these as they are shot.

Photo © Quinn, used with permission

Season
Months this pattern is in play across Michigan, derived from what it imitates.
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Imitates

Eggs

  • Chinook salmon eggs6.36–8.36 mm
  • Coho salmon eggs6–8 mm
  • Steelhead eggs4–5 mm
  • Brown trout eggs (resident and lake-run)4–5 mm
Fish it for
SteelheadBrown troutRainbow trout (resident)

Setups

  • Indicator nymphing
  • Chuck and duck

Sources