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Juju Sally Craven's

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved scud/emerger hook (TMC 2488 style), 14-16
  • Thread Yellow 70 denier / 14-0

Materials

  • Grizzly saddle fibers, dyed Yellow saddle hackle (several (split tail))
  • Super Hair Yellow (2 strands) + red (1 strand) (3 strands (abdomen))
  • Fluoro Fiber Pale/white fluoro fiber (small clump (wing case/legs))
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (over abdomen)

How to tie it

  1. Start yellow thread behind the eye and lay a smooth base to the bend.
  2. Tie in a small bunch of yellow grizzly saddle fibers and divide them into a short, split V-tail about half a shank long.
  3. Tie in the three Super Hair strands (two yellow, one red) at the thorax (60% mark) and bind them down to the tail tie-in point.
  4. Wrap all three strands forward together in touching turns to build a tapered, segmented yellow abdomen; the red strand rides as a rib. Tie off at 60% and trim.
  5. Coat the abdomen with a thin layer of clear UV resin and cure.
  6. Tie in a small clump of pale Fluoro Fiber forward over the eye for the wing case; Craven uses fluoro fiber here because it flashes less and keeps the eye on the body.
  7. Build a small yellow thorax with thread, fold the fluoro fiber back over it, tie down, and clip a few tips short as legs.
  8. Whip finish behind the eye and snip.

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