Question for the “purists”

Dear traditionalist scum,

It has come to my attention that many of you have been making fun of the influx of squirmy worm and euro nymphing posts across several pages on this website.

I would like to inform you all that my feelings have officially been hurt, and that this “elitist” fly fishing mentality is bad for the sport.

Through dealing with my grief I have come to a realization. The realization that many “traditional purists” have been the greatest tormentors of father Tom’s holy spirit.

I present to you the chironomid, or as I would like to refer to it, “the non-squirm worm”. I have noticed that “traditionalists” hide their truly disgusting methods behind the thin veil of terminology. A thread bodied non-squirmy wormy becomes a “blood worm”, or “chironomid”. These non-squirm worms have been fished under bobbers conveniently renamed to “strike indicators” for decades without scrutiny, in fact, it is now deemed a classic tried and true stillwater fly fishing method that nobody would bat an eye at.

So what about the “squirmy worm” is so vile in comparison? Is it the “squirm”? If we eliminate the squirm does the worm still have a place in the traditional fly box? I for one do not understand this misguided hate. I believe an adequately tied squirm worm on a treble to be a modern revolution in snagging great lakes steelhead on the fly. I do not believe ignoring modern leaps in fly fishing to be a positive mindset for the future of online fly shops, the real victims of this fear mongering (as most anglers are too embarrassed to purchase squirm materials locally). We as anglers must do better to invite more wealthy and untalented people into the sport by insisting euro nymphing squirm worms is in fact fly fishing. I believe this to be the best way to keep the poors out.

Thank you for your time.

Dear traditionalist scum,

It has come to my attention that many of you have been making fun of the influx of squirmy worm and euro nymphing posts across several pages on this website.

I would like to inform you all that my feelings have officially been hurt, and that this “elitist” fly fishing mentality is bad for the sport.

Through dealing with my grief I have come to a realization. The realization that many “traditional purists” have been the greatest tormentors of father Tom’s holy spirit.

I present to you the chironomid, or as I would like to refer to it, “the non-squirm worm”. I have noticed that “traditionalists” hide their truly disgusting methods behind the thin veil of terminology. A thread bodied non-squirmy wormy becomes a “blood worm”, or “chironomid”. These non-squirm worms have been fished under bobbers conveniently renamed to “strike indicators” for decades without scrutiny, in fact, it is now deemed a classic tried and true stillwater fly fishing method that nobody would bat an eye at.

So what about the “squirmy worm” is so vile in comparison? Is it the “squirm”? If we eliminate the squirm does the worm still have a place in the traditional fly box? I for one do not understand this misguided hate. I believe an adequately tied squirm worm on a treble to be a modern revolution in snagging great lakes steelhead on the fly. I do not believe ignoring modern leaps in fly fishing to be a positive mindset for the future of online fly shops, the real victims of this fear mongering (as most anglers are too embarrassed to purchase squirm materials locally). We as anglers must do better to invite more wealthy and untalented people into the sport by insisting euro nymphing squirm worms is in fact fly fishing. I believe this to be the best way to keep the poors out.

Thank you for your time.