How to tie: a Jujubee Midge
With : InTheRiffle
The Jujube Midge is a simple yet highly effective fly pattern, perfect for tailwaters and widely used for trout fishing in the West
Materials List:
Hook: Dry fly hook, size 14-20
Thread: White thread for the body; Black thread for the thorax
Body: Super Hair (2 strands red, 1 strand black)
Wing Case and Legs: White Florafiber (or Antron/Darlon)
Steps:
Start the Thread:
Attach your white thread near the eye of the hook. This will be used to build the body.
Tie in Super Hair:
Use three strands of Super Hair: two red strands (or your preferred color) and one black strand for the ribbing.
Secure the Super Hair at the bend of the hook and wrap your thread back toward the eye.
Build the Body:
Wrap the white thread forward in smooth, even wraps to create the body of the fly.
Then, begin wrapping the Super Hair around the hook, ensuring the first wrap extends slightly around the bend.
Hold the Super Hair tight and continue wrapping, scooting it down the hook shank to create even, gap-free wraps.
Secure the Super Hair:
Once you’ve wrapped the Super Hair to the thorax, capture it with your white thread and trim the excess.
Switch to Black Thread:
Prepare a bobbin with black thread, tie it in while holding the white thread and the black tag end.
Wrap the black thread over the white thread and trim both the white thread and black tag.
Add the Wing Case and Legs:
Tie in some white Florafiber (or substitute materials like Antron or Darlon) on top of the fly, positioned over the thorax.
Wrap the thread back about a third of the way from the hook eye, then forward again to the eye.
Create the Wing Case:
Pull the Florafiber over the top of the fly to form a wing case. Secure it with a couple of wraps.
Form the Legs:
Split the Florafiber into two even clumps.
Pull one clump to one side of the hook and secure with a wrap. Repeat on the other side for the second clump to form the legs.
Finish the Fly:
Whip finish the fly and trim the legs just slightly longer than the thorax.