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Jassid
Vince Marinaro developed the Jassid to imitate a small leafhopper. It is a tiny dry fly with a brown dubbed body, palmered grizzly hackle and a jungle cock eye feather tied flat over the back. The slim profile and sparse hackle let it sit softly on the surface, which also makes it very hard to see, so watch for a rise near where it should be. It is a fly for technical water and for trout that have refused other patterns, and it can pass for beetles, ants, spiders and tiny caddis in late summer. Tie it in sizes 18 to 24.
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Materials
Hareline Dubbin, chocolate brown
Chocolate brown
Jungle cock eye feather, natural
Natural
Zap Brush On (Zap-A-Gap in a brush-on bottle)
How to Tie the Jassid
- 1
Step 1
Start the brown thread behind the eye and wrap a thin base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Select a grizzly hackle sized for the hook and tie it in by the stem at the bend.
- 3
Step 3
Dub a slim chocolate brown body forward to just behind the eye.
- 4
Step 4
Palmer the hackle forward over the body in open turns. Tie it off behind the eye and trim the tip.
- 5
Step 5
Trim the hackle fibers flat across the top of the fly so the wing can lie down on the body.
- 6
Step 6
Pick a jungle cock eye feather to suit the body length and strip the fluff from its base.
- 7
Step 7
Lay the jungle cock flat on top of the body and tie it in behind the eye so it covers the back.
Check from above that it sits straight before you trim the stem.
- 8
Step 8
Trim the stem, build a small neat head and whip finish.
- 9
Step 9
Brush a thin coat of Zap-A-Gap over the jungle cock feather and let it dry.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi62fkdogfA
Credit: InTheRiffle