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Craven's Juju Baetis

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

  • Hook curved emerger/nymph hook (Tiemco 2488), 16-24
  • Thread white 14/0 (Veevus)

Materials

  • Tail Mottled brown India hen saddle fibers (small bunch)
  • Abdomen 1 strand black + 2 strands dark brown Superhair (Micro-Web) (3 strands)
  • Flashback/Wingcase Medium Mirage/opal tinsel (1 strip)
  • Wingcase Gray Fluoro Fiber (few fibers)
  • Legs Butt ends of the Fluoro Fiber and tinsel (reused)
  • Coating Thin UV resin / epoxy (top coat)

How to tie it

  1. Start the white thread and tie in a short tag of mottled hen saddle fibers at the bend for the tail.
  2. Tie in one black and two dark brown strands of Superhair, then wrap the thread forward to the thorax to create a smooth base.
  3. Wrap the three Superhair strands together forward as a tightly segmented abdomen to the 65% mark and tie off; the black strand gives fine dark segmentation.
  4. Tie in a strip of opal Mirage tinsel and a few gray Fluoro Fiber fibers at the front of the abdomen, pointing back.
  5. Build a slim thread thorax, then pull the tinsel and Fluoro Fiber forward over it as a shiny wingcase and tie off.
  6. Split the leftover butt ends to the sides as sparse legs, whip finish, and coat the whole fly with a thin layer of UV resin for a glassy, durable finish.

Other versions

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