FLY
Terrestrial
Jassid
Tied by Christian Andrews
Jassid recipe
| Hook | #18 - 28 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | orange |
| Body | ginger hackle, reverse palmered |
| Abdomen | one Jungle Cock nail flat on top of hook |
About this fly
This is the original dressing. Recipe from The Founding Flies by Mike Valla
What the Jassid imitates
- Australian Jassid (adult)
- Terrestrial (other: bees, flies, dung/hawthorn) (adult)
Where the Jassid came from
- Described by Vince Marinaro, 1950. Marinaro describes the jungle cock nail over clipped palmer hackle in his own book.Source: Vince Marinaro, A Modern Dry-Fly Code (1950), as quoted by RiverKeeper Flies
- Originated by Vince Marinaro, 1950, Letort Spring Run, Pennsylvania. Developed through trial on Letort trout; named for leafhoppers of family Jassidae.Source: Southern Wisconsin TU – Jassid
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
