Jujubee Midge

[zenherper]

With the onset of the winter solstice, I figured I would give this little jujubee midge a try.

Hook- sz 20 TMC 2487BL
Thread - GSP 75 - White for under-body, and GSP 75 Black for thorax/head.
Body/Rib - Super Hair (2 brown, 1 black, wrapped to thorax)
Wing/Case - White DNA

Input or advice appreciated...

 

[JohnnyUtah]

Great tie Zen. I would suggest a little sparser on the dna.

 

[whheff]

One of my favorite flies. I tie them in green and chartreuse too.
Nice tie.

 

[sandfly]

nice tie good proportions, just as Utah said a little sparser on the DNA though

 

[zenherper]

Thank you guys! I agree that I need to cut back on the DNA. I am finding that taking pictures of my first few is very beneficial, as it shows me things that I do not notice on the table. In addition, other patterns I have seen have the wings off to the side a bit more.

 

[flyfishermanj]

Nice tie, after I finish filling my bugger box it's on to midges. I will have give that a try.

JH

 

[zenherper]

Thanks FFJ,
I have to admit, the brown super hair is more translucent than I anticipated. I'm not sure why, but I expected it to be more visible. Wrapping the 3 strands of super hair together was the most challenging part of the fly for me, but it wasn't bad at all. I'm really beginning to enjoy tying the smaller flies.

 

[boychick]

Nice fly. I'd like to tie a few, what's a good substitute for the DNA material? Thanks

-B

 

[zenherper]

boychick wrote:
Nice fly. I'd like to tie a few, what's a good substitute for the DNA material? Thanks

-B

Thank you, bc. I think white flouro fiber (fibre) would be a good substitute if you have that. Others here may know better substitutes, but I think that would work.

 

[Heritage-Angler]

Nice job, zen. I'm sure Charlie Craven would approve.

Flourofibre is what the original pattern calls for. For anyone that wants to view the tutorial on this pattern, here's a link to Charlie Craven's website.

 

[Ramcatt]

nice looking fly

 

[zenherper]

Thank You, HA! Looking at that, I definitely used too much DNA. I will have to try it with some other colors as well.

BTW, I had the day off on this beautiful day and fished this little guy and managed to bring a couple small wild browns to hand.

 

[zenherper]

Ramcatt wrote:
nice looking fly

Thanks!

 

[JohnnyUtah]

That's great to hear zen. Charlies jujubees are certainly producers.

 

[Heritage-Angler]

zenherper wrote:
I have to admit, the brown super hair is more translucent than I anticipated. I'm not sure why, but I expected it to be more visible.

zen - I ran into the same problem. There is a brown, and a dark brown color of super hair. I found some dark brown a couple of years ago at the Somerset show. Doing a google search, I found some here.

I'll also share some with you - as I'm sure you know, one hank is a lifetime supply (times ten) for juju's.

 

[zenherper]

HA, that would explain it. I thought the brown looked darker on the tutorial that I saw. Thank you for the offer, but the local TCO has some I can pick up for a couple bucks. I wanted to pick up a couple other colors anyway. You are a truly kind man.

 

[JohnnyUtah]

Zen, I have had good luck with a Ronald Mcdonald Jujubee. Thats red and yellow. Some days it works like gangbusters.

 

[zenherper]

JohnnyUtah wrote:
Zen, I have had good luck with a Ronald Mcdonald Jujubee. Thats red and yellow. Some days it works like gangbusters.

Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try.