Jschmidt Trout Jig Thread (12/20/11 update)

[jschmidt]

Hey all! This is the start of my thread that I am going to be updating and posting all my jigs. I will try my best to put as much useful information as possible. hopefully as time goes I can see myself growing as a tyer.

hooks: size 10 sickle, red and bronze
head: 1/32 oz, unpainted, copperhead and black
Tail: Goose biots, Brown/amber, black
body: Grey, Brown and Red thread, with Gun Metal, Copper and Black wire
Thorax: Dubbing: Grey, brown and black

 

[jschmidt]

last two nights project has been nymph patterns. Wingcasings are hard! it is going to take alot more practice.


Hooks: size 10, aberdeen, bronze and red
head: 1/32 oz, Black, copperhead and copperhead
tail: Goose biot, black, brown/black and white
body: dubbing, orangish, brown and tan
wire: black, black and copper
Wing Casing: turkey, black, greyish, tan

 

[CrappieHappy]

nice......

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

Those will do the job on trout,you are off to a great start with your tying.

 

[Radtexan]

Nice work !

 

[quivira kid]

Very nice work. When you're done with the trout, put 'em in front of a bluegill or two. They should tear 'em up!

 

[Ron Don]

Heck ya! Those are catchers!

 

[Fatman]

How many times did you stick your finger doing the nymph style ones LOL. and yes I can laugh been there done that.

Nice ties

 

[jschmidt]

actually not once. I did everything hook down until I got to the wingcasing. but you do realized I will stick myself 20 times tomorrow now that I have said this.
thanks everyone.
I have a half dozen size 10 red hooks left, 1/32 oz. so tommorow I think I will tie up some grey nymphs with alittle red flash body wraps.

 

[Hawnjigs]

J, I applaud your efforts to create buggy replica jig ties once the sole province of fly guys. I've seen some nice wooly bugger jigs but never midge/nymph pattern jigs like yours.

So, use your young artist energy to innovate & create - best I can do as an old fartist is KISS.

 

[jschmidt]

haven't had a Saturday this good in a long time.
Our two boy's (2-1/2 years and 3 months) were perfect angels today.
Got to watch my Huskers finally play some solid defense against the Spartans.
And to top it off... about 6 hours of tying on and off through out the day.
so here are the goodies...

Hook: size 10 aberd red
Head: 1/32 oz ballhead, unpainted
Body: grey dubbing, with Red flash
Tail: Fibers from hare's mask
Wingcase: Turkey

Hook: size 8 sickle, bronze
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Saphire Blue
Body: grey dubbing, with Gun Metal wire. grey Hackle
Tail: Goose biot, white

Hook: size 8 aberd, bronze
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Saphire Blue
Body: grey dubbing, with black wire.
Tail: Goose biot, black
wingcase, turkey, grey
Legs: hackle feather grey

20 Incher, a popular colorado pattern
Hook: size 8 aberd, bronze
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Copperhead
Body: dark olive dubbing, PeacockHerl, Peacock Flash wrap
Tail: Goose biot, brown
wingcase, turkey, grey
Legs: hackle feather black

 

[toadfrog]

The last pic looks like a jig I used as a kid . Fished a little pond that had these weird mounds of dirt that stuck up all around the edges with some kind of short bushes growing on them . You could step from one clump to the other in places . I jigged around that stuff with a cane pole .Caught big ole perch , crappie and a healthy bass . The only problem was the more fish I caught the more snakes showed up eventually ran me out . Those are fish getters . Just for giggles try cane pole jigging with them it's a hoot especially if you get a big fat perch with an attitude.

 

[jschmidt]

Doc Crappie
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RE: Jschmidt Trout Jig Thread (10/29/11 Updated)
your getting some nice ties put together there, the trout better take to hiding when you hit the water

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they sure as heck went into hiding yesterday. got the big old skunk. plus saw afew dead bruisers. (see my topic in the trout section)

 

[StumpHunter]

Great jigs you are tying. Love them all and I do look forward to seeing more. Nice!

 

[jschmidt]

did these a couple of nights ago. but just haven't had the chance to upload. enjoy.

Hook: size 8 aberd
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Gold
Body: Olive dubbing, a more fibering dubbing, not as fine.
Tail: Fibers from hare's mask
Wingcase: Turkey

Hook: size 8 aberd
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Gold
Body: light Olive dubbing, Tan hackle
Tail: hackle tip
bodycase: Turkey

Hook: size 6 aberd
Head: 1/16 oz ballhead, Copperhead
Body: Flashy olive chenille, Olive hackle trimmed down
Tail: Olive Marabou, olive flash

 

[StumpHunter]

Good work and very interesting to see

 

[Hawnjigs]

Gold & natural buggy colors are my preferences for small trout jigs too. JiggerJohn pointed out that larger baitfish ties might be more attractive to bigger trout.

 

[jjsjigs]

Hey JSchmidt... you may want to invest in some feathers from a game hen -pheasant, wood cock, etc. This jig of mine doubles both as a nymph and a soft-hackle "English" style wet-fly and it uses soft-hackles. They dance a bit better in the water... just a suggestion, not that there is anything wrong with what you tied.

 

[jschmidt]

Posted by Hawnjigs - Today 04:21 PM
Gold & natural buggy colors are my preferences for small trout jigs too. JiggerJohn pointed out that larger baitfish ties might be more attractive to bigger trout.

I have always found the need for balance in my fishing. The conditions determines the size/type of the fly/jig. somedays I really work on matching the hatch. somedays I blow it up!

 

[jschmidt]

Posted by jjsjigs - Today 04:32 PM
Hey JSchmidt... you may want to invest in some feathers from a game hen -pheasant, wood cock, etc. This jig of mine doubles both as a nymph and a soft-hackle "English" style wet-fly and it uses soft-hackles. They dance a bit better in the water... just a suggestion, not that there is anything wrong with what you tied.

thanks JJ... I will have to look in to that... it looks great!