fly patterns on a jig head

**BobC** · 04-03-2021, 06:14 AM

Plus the fun and satisfaction of catching a fish on something you created!
Bob

**JUNGLEJIMJIGS** · 04-04-2021, 08:19 AM

I'd start with something simple like a wooly bugger jig before trying salmon flies. They look cool but whoever tied the one in the picture is very experienced, plus patterns like that take time and patience, something I don't personally have. For me, if it takes more than five minutes to make I don't bother with it.

**ksnouf** · 04-04-2021, 09:27 AM

Hey Jim good to hear from you...really liked you post back a while on propeller spins. You make some great jigs. I have collected so much stuff I want to experiment to make something that is different. This is really addictive. Someone should have told me that I could have saved money by buying jigs at $10 a piece instead of spending $1000s tying my own.

**Fatman** · 04-04-2021, 08:29 PM

When tying dry fly patterns flip the hook over in the vise or it won't look right in the water.

**ksnouf** · 04-04-2021, 09:12 PM

Thanks Fatman I see what you mean. I know you have everything in the world and have been making jigs for a long time. I bet you have tried everything. Would like to see some off the wall creations.

**MtnFisher** · 04-20-2021, 12:54 PM

You folks are kinda of late to the party. Lols.

The fly fishing community has gravitated to tying and fishing many fly patterns on jig hooks for a number of years now. They use smaller jigs on 8-16 size jig hooks, first used in Euro competition fly fishing and its now pretty much mainstream in the fly fishing community. Look for "Euro" or "competition" patterns. Streamer fishing with weighted fly/jig patterns is becoming very popular with fly fishing gear.

There are some interesting YouTube videos showing how to cast jigs using fly rods. Why not just use a spinning rod?
Fly Fishing Jig Head Streamers - YouTube
From another jig fishing group on FB:

"Really really good podcast from April Vokey interviewing the Godfather Kelly Galloup. Lots of insights and details. One of the reasons I like Galloup so much is his innovation... and the reason he is so innovative is because he doesn't put himself in a fly "box". He doesn't limit himself as a so-called purist. He, many times in other conversations, flat out admits that gear fishermen are far more efficient than fly guys. Kelly crosses over, takes what works from gear guys and adapts it to fly fishing. That out-of-the-box thinking has made him what he is today... a success."

Been fishing this way with jigged streamers for a few years now. Enjoy it immensely especially when fishing among the purists!