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Mini Jewel Crawler

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook jig nymph, 60-degree eye, barbless, 16-18
  • Thread black 12/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Gold bead (1 (2.0-2.3mm))
  • Coq de Leon fibers Pardo (5-6 fibers)
  • Pheasant tail fibers Natural pheasant tail fibers (4-5 fibers)
  • Fine wire rib Copper wire (1 strand)
  • Peacock Ice Dub Peacock ice dub (pinch)
  • Hot spot thread or floss Fluorescent orange floss (few turns)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the gold slotted bead to the eye and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in 5-6 Coq de Leon fibers for a short tail, half a shank long, splayed slightly for a crawler-nymph stance.
  3. Bind in the copper wire and a small bunch of pheasant tail fibers by the tips at the tail base.
  4. Wrap the pheasant tail forward as a slim body to just short of the bead, tie off, and counter-wrap the copper rib in 4-5 open turns for segmentation and grip.
  5. Dub a small ball of peacock Ice Dub behind the bead for the thorax, keeping it tight and buggy.
  6. Whip a band of fluorescent orange right behind the bead as the hot collar, then whip finish and touch with cement.

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