Peacock and Starling as a jig

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I found what I think are a few 1/80th jigheads on size 12 sickle hooks. They were in a bag of sample jigs that LedHed sent me. I tied up some Peacock and Starling patterns on these. I've learned that if you hang these micro-jigs under a float and SLOWLY retrieve the rig along a weedline, or over some submerged vegetation, you will just slay the 'gills!

Anyway, peacock sword for the tail, brassie-sized gold wire rib, peacock herl twisted together, then wrapped around the shank, with a soft-hackle collar of Starling.

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That is a great looking adaptation of a traditional fly! Mayfly and damsel fly nymphs can get pretty big, bet you could even go up in head/hook a size or 2 also.

Only thing i am not a big fan of is using the peacock (or ostrich) as a tail material. It sure looks great, but the majority of mine is fairly brittle and will break off easily. Not sure what would be a good substitute..... wing'n'flash has a color that would come pretty close to peacock. There is also some cactus chenille actually called peacock but even the small size is at least twice the diameter of peacock.

Don't take my nit picking wrong though...... even if it got the tail chewed off, the wire ribbing will hold all the rest together and i bet it would still drive the gills crazy! Nice clean work.
 
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AtticaFish said:
That is a great looking adaptation of a traditional fly! Mayfly and damsel fly nymphs can get pretty big, bet you could even go up in head/hook a size or 2 also.

Only thing i am not a big fan of is using the peacock (or ostrich) as a tail material. It sure looks great, but the majority of mine is fairly brittle and will break off easily. Not sure what would be a good substitute..... wing'n'flash has a color that would come pretty close to peacock. There is also some cactus chenille actually called peacock but even the small size is at least twice the diameter of peacock.

Don't take my nit picking wrong though...... even if it got the tail chewed off, the wire ribbing will hold all the rest together and i bet it would still drive the gills crazy! Nice clean work.
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Russ, have you tried Crazy Angler's "Bream Buster" chenille in size 0? I tie up 1/64 and 1/80 oz jigs with it and it's perfect.


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Looks like a black nat ... something every trout I know eat, and I'm sure a few panfish too
 
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Thanks everyone.

AF, you're right about the tails. They tend to get nipped off. I know this pattern produces; as I started tying it last year on a different jighook. I wanted to try this one to see if I could get a better hookup ratio.

Hookup, some friends on a different board said exactly the same thing; it looks like an Ant.

I actually do tie a Drowned Ant pattern as a bead head soft hackle fly. It's actually very similar to this jig. And yes, that fly is a fish-catcher as well!
 
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Allen - if you got the jig from me, it might be a 1/64th with a custom #12 Matzuo hook. I don't think Matzuo sells a #12 sickle. The #12s I use came from Robert at CA - he had a special order made - the gap is wider than a standard sickle.

Russ - try the rope or brush technique with the peacock hurl.
 
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Thanks LedHed. Yes, it's one of yours.

I really like the paint job on those. Black, but with a green reflection, just like the peacock herl.
 
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