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Eurobou Jig

Insect Species Icon Quill Gordon, Blue Wing Olive, Callibaetis and 9 others
Difficulty Icon Easy - 1-3 Min
Water Category Icon Coldwater, Warmwater

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Tying Recipe
  • Hook: Standard jig hook
  • Bead: Tungsten slotted bead 3mm
  • Thread: UTC 70 denier olive
  • Tail: Saddle hackle fluff fibers olive
  • Rib: Small wire olive
  • Body: Strung marabou olive
  • Collar: Peacock herl
  • Hook: Jig hooks are preferred, but this can be tied on a standard hook. Consider using a down-eye hook.
  • Bead: Use a slotted bead for a jig hook, standard bead for a standard hook.
  • Thread: Any thin thread will work. Go as thin as you like, but try not to go over 8/0 or 70 denier. Match the color with the body.
  • Tail: Any fluffy, soft fibers will work. Marabou works best, but craft fur can work here as well.
  • Rib: Wire works best here as it makes the fly durable. Without it, the marabou along the body will break easily.
  • Body: Use any marabou type. With the fly being so small, the length of the fibers doesn’t matter as much.
  • Collar: Use anything you want as a collar here. Dubbing is a great alternative.

Asides from the multiple color variations with different color beads, dubbing or marabou, you can always add materials to get the exact fly that you want. Consider counter wrapping some UTC mirage opal tinsel for a bit more flash on the body. Use some long fibered dubbing like arizona simi-seal in a dubbing loop for a more stringy collar, or just add a partridge feather for a soft hackle for the same effect.

This little pattern is a great attractor and search fly that represents not only bugs, but leeches and small baitfish as well. This is a great fly for low clear water, and won’t spook fish that are on edge in shallow water. It can be sized down as small as a #16 or as large as a #12 and tied in multiple color combinations for any situation. Fish it in cool water for trout, or warm water for panfish and even bass!

With the size of this little jig, it is almost impossible to fish wrong. You can strip retrieve it like a normal streamer, euro nymph it, put it under an indicator, or even under a dry fly. Dead drift it, swing it, strip it, just make sure the fly is in the water and it’ll work!

Blue Wing Olive

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: East
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24
Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive
Sizes: #16 - #24

Brown Drake

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: East
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14

Callibaetis

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Northwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: East
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Callibaetis
Sizes: #12 - #18

Damselfly

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Northwest
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: East
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Southeast
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: Midwest
Damselfly
Sizes: #8 - #14

Green Drake

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: East
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14

Hendrickson

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East, Midwest
Hendrickson
Sizes: #10 - #16

Isonychia

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Southeast
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18
Region: Midwest
Isonychia
Sizes: #12 - #18

Light Cahill

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Midwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20
Region: Northwest
Light Cahill
Sizes: #12 - #20

Mahogany Dun

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20
Region: East, Midwest
Mahogany Dun
Sizes: #14 - #20

March Brown

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, East
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14

PMD

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
PMD
Sizes: #14 - #20

Quill Gordon

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East, Southeast
Quill Gordon
Sizes: #12 - #16

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