FLY
Jig
Bedspread
Tied by Christian Andrews
Bedspread recipe
| Hook | #8 - 16 jig |
|---|---|
| Thread | body color |
| Head | paint jig to match body color |
| Tail | Softball 100% combed cotton yarn in color of choice |
| Body | Sofball 100% combed cotton yarn in color of choice |
About this fly
This is a Bob Gaston fly popularized in SW Missouri by Dennis Stead Jig, thread, and body yarn are all the some color: yellow, pink, olive, etc Lay down thread baseTie in yarn on top of hook shank to bendLoop the yarn to trim later for the tail; tie in the top of the loop to anchor at bendWrap thread back to behind the jig headTouching wrap the yarn along the hook shank to create body; tie off; whip finish; head cementSnip the fold in the tail loop to create tail of desired lengthSoftball 100% combed cotton yarn has a two thread spiral wrap; clip these threads out of the tail (there will be four); tease out the tail
What the Bedspread imitates
- Jig nymph
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
