How to Tie the Jujubee Midge Fly

Learn how to tie the Jujubee Midge fly pattern including step-by-step instructions, a video tutorial, pictures, and much more. Improve your fly tying skills here.

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Craven's Jujubee Midge is a fly that was originally designed to be fished on the South Platte River in Colorado but works well across a diverse collection of notoriously difficult fisheries. This small bug imitates a small midge shedding its nymphal shuck and works well in the winter and spring months or whenever midges are present. This is a relatively simple fly to tie and works extremely well if used under the right conditions. Tune in as Jared provides step-by-step instructions to tie Craven's Jujubee Midge Fly.

Materials:

• Tiemco TMC 2488 Nymph Fly Hook - Size 18
• Veevus 16/0 Thread - White
• Veevus 16/0 Thread - Black
• Spirit River UV2 Super Hair - Light Blue, Green
• Just Add H2O Fluoro Fibre - White
• Loon UV Clear Fly Finish

Step One:

Start the white thread, build a small thread base, and tie in the Super Hair that will be used to create the body of the fly. Choose three strands of Super Hair, two blue strands and one green strand, and tie them in at the bend of the hook. Wrap rearward to cover up the butts of the Super Hair then return your thread to an eye's length behind the hook eye (as pictured above).

Step Two:

Wrap the Super Hair forward to create the body of the fly. Be sure to take touching turns to cover the thread base completely. After wrapping up to just behind the eye of the hook, tie off the Super Hair and cut any excess materials. Then, throw a whip finish and snip off the white thread.

Step Three:

Start the black thread (Veevus 16/0) and build up a small black head. This will help you tie in your wings and wing case.

Step Four:

Next, choose roughly 20 fibers of Fluoro Fibre in white, tie them in facing rearward on the hook shank, and bring them over the top of the head to create the wing case.

Step Five:

After creating the wing case, separate the same fibers in half and tie them back on each side of the hook shank. These, when trimmed, will be the wings of the small emerging nymph.

Step Six:

Throw a whip finish, cut off the black thread, and trim the wings to length. They should extend slightly past the wing case on both sides of the hook shank.

Step Seven:

Use your bodkin to add a tiny amount of UV Clear Fly Finish to the head of the fly to increase durability and to hold your thread wraps in place.

Step Eight:

And you're done! That's the Jujubee Midge, a great little pattern for picky trout on tailwaters and stillwaters. This fly can be tied in a variety of colors to imitate a variety of insects. It's simple, quick, and incredibly productive when used in the correct scenario on the water.

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