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Critter Mite

Streamer · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 3x-4x-long streamer/nymph hook (e.g. TMC 5263), 2-6
  • Thread Black Flat waxed nylon (Danville's)

Materials

  • Double pupil lead eyes Black mono eyes small (large)
  • EP Wooly Critter Brush (body)
  • Eastern Trophy Crittermite ultrasuede tail Black ostrich herl
  • Round rubber legs Black ostrich herl (medium)
  • Sparkle yarn (head)

How to tie it

  1. Cover the hook shank with a base of flat waxed nylon. Tie in the lead dumbbell eyes about a third of the way back from the eye with figure-eight wraps, using plenty of tight wraps to lock them and leaving room for a head.
  2. Tie in a Wooly Critter brush at the rear and palmer it forward to the eyes with slightly open wraps, keeping the fibers free; tie off, snip the wire, add a couple more wraps, and pick out any trapped fibers with a bodkin.
  3. Trim the fibers flat across the bottom of the hook to make a flat seat for the tail.
  4. Slide a Crittermite ultrasuede tail onto the hook point (pincher end to the rear, using the pre-cut hole), work it around the bend, and hold the long thin tab forward for tie-in.
  5. Fold a single medium round rubber leg over the thread and draw it into place just below the eyes; secure it so a leg sits on each side.
  6. Separate a single strand of sparkle yarn and tie it in behind the eyes, wrapping to fill and build a little bulk in the head area.
  7. Pull the tail tab forward over the head, tie it down tightly, and whip finish.

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