Jujubaetis - Fly Tying Instructions by Charlie Craven

I am not unlike most other anglers in that when planning a trip to a new piece of water or even a familiar river if I haven’t been there in a while, I will call ahead to the fly shops in the area and inquire as to what’s been happening. It always makes me a little suspicious when I am chatting it up with a guy in a fly shop on the other side of the state and he tells me that one of my patterns has been the hot fly on their local water. I have been in the fly fishing business for nearly my whole life and seem to know everyone in this game and am always impressed/embarrassed when they try to stroke my ego a bit by telling me how hot my patterns have been for them, but I always take that with a grain of salt. I mean, if they went through a list of ten flies and threw the Jujubaetis in with a bunch of others, I could understand, but when they say things like “a size twenty Jujubaetis is all you’ll need” I get a little suspicious. I feel a little sheepish once I get out on the water and bump into other anglers who are catching fish like it’s going out of style on some new little pattern they picked up at the fly shop and it turns out to be my fly. I have to admit it is a pretty warm and fuzzy feeling when this happens and I really enjoy seeing others catching fish on patterns that I have developed.

Hook: TMC 2488 #16-24
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Thread: 14/0 Veevus, White
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Tail: Mottled Brown India Hen Saddle Fibers
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Abdomen: One strand black and two strands dark brown Superhair
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Flashback: Medium Opal Mirage Tinsel
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Wingcase/Legs: Gray Flouro Fiber
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Thorax: 14/0 Veevus Thread, Black
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Coating: Solarez Thin Hard UV Resin
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