Fly No 1: JJ Minnow
by Jeff Janecek

Materials:
Hook: Standard, size 8
Thread: Fine red thread
Tail: Blue Angel Hair topped with White (or other light
color) Craft-Fur.
Body: Red Thread
Eyes: Holographic eyes
Instructions:
1. Place a #8 standard hook in a vice. Wrap red thread to
the start of the bend of the hook and back to the
starting point.
2. Wet a 1/16th inch thick strip of craft fur about 2 ¼
inches long and place 2-4 strands of wet blue angel hair
under the fur, holding both between your left hand
fingers. Snip ends clean and tie on.
3. Work the thread back and forth 1/4 back from the hook
eye. Once built up about 1/8 thick, squeeze the thread
with smooth pliers facing up from under the fly. Glue
on holographic eyes with Flex Tite.
4. Dip fly in water and snip to preferred length.
5. Fill in gap between eyes with glue or sparkle glue from
Michaels.
There are different colors to pick from …chartreuse, yellow,
white. etc. of craft fur. I like to use the white, because it
becomes almost transparent once wet.
The least amount of material gives the fly life-like movement. I
like to fish it in shallow water and watch the V wakes come up
behind the fly. This Fly can be easily cast with a 3wt.
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