{"id":2381,"date":"2025-11-22T23:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2025-11-22T23:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:20:16","slug":"the-home-of-the-squirmy-worm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/?p=2381","title":{"rendered":"The home of the Squirmy Worm."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udeb1 <strong>The Story Behind the Squirmy Egg Fly<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Invented by Shannon Olson \u2014 I\u2019ve Got Bugs (Oklahoma, USA)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, anglers have mixed and modified fly patterns in search of something that moves better, flashes harder, or triggers a strike when nothing else will. That\u2019s exactly how the <strong>Squirmy Egg<\/strong> was born \u2014 right here in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Squirmy Egg<\/strong> was created and first tied by <strong>Shannon Olson<\/strong>, owner of <strong>I\u2019ve Got Bugs<\/strong>, combining the lifelike motion of squirmy-worm material with the visibility and profile of an egg imitation. The goal was simple: build a fly that fish would eat when they\u2019re ignoring everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>September 12, 2020<\/strong>, Shannon published a video titled <strong>\u201cTying a Squirmy Worm Egg Fly\u201d<\/strong> on YouTube, publicly demonstrating the design and establishing the earliest known public documentation of the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Watch the original video here:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/omtXygHcpeE?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/omtXygHcpeE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa3 <strong>Why the Squirmy Egg Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Squirmy Egg is a deadly combination of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>High-movement action<\/strong> from the squirmy tail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Bright visibility<\/strong> and attraction from the egg head<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Compact profile<\/strong> fish can\u2019t resist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Versatility<\/strong> for trout, panfish, and warm-water species<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has proven especially effective on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Stocked trout fisheries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stained or muddy water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Cold-weather and winter bite windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Euro-nymphing and indicator rigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you call it a <em>junk fly<\/em> or a <em>secret weapon<\/em>, the results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI built this fly because I wanted a pattern with the movement of a squirmy worm and the attraction punch of an egg pattern. It\u2019s simple, ugly, controversial \u2014 and absolutely deadly.\u201d<\/strong><br>\u2014 <em>Shannon Olson, Inventor of the Squirmy Egg<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udeb1 <strong>Get the Original Squirmy Egg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original pattern is now available for purchase through <strong>I\u2019ve Got Bugs<\/strong>, along with custom orders and variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\uded2 <strong>Order online at:<\/strong><br><strong><a>www.IveGotBugs.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For wholesale or fly-shop inquiries, send a message through the website or Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Help Build the Squirmy Egg Legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve caught fish with the Squirmy Egg, tag us and share your photos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home of the Original Squirmy Egg<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proudly invented in <strong>Elmer, Oklahoma<\/strong><br>By <strong>Shannon Olson \u2014 I\u2019ve Got Bugs<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udeb1 The Story Behind the Squirmy Egg Fly Invented by Shannon Olson \u2014 I\u2019ve Got Bugs (Oklahoma, USA) For years, anglers have mixed and modified &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381\/revisions\/2382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivegotbugs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}