Tying the micro jig

[MTM]

The pinch method work fine. Something you may want to try is the marabou from the butt's of hackle feather's. It is much nicer for real small flies. I find it much better for tailing emerger's and even small jig's. Give it a try. It is something that most people just throw out LOL. It is fuller than regular marabou and is much shorter to. The ends end in a point and I think it just moves better in the water. You can get it in any color that hackle is dyed in or natural. In fact I am tying 10 dozen Flavilinea Emerger's of my own pattern for Dan Bailey's right now. Just thought about it when I read this post. Another very good place to get Marabou like this is off of hen capes and saddles. Good Tying Ron

[Danoinark]

I am curious about micro jigs. I know you can fish them on a fly rod, but are they effective in low water. How are they fished this way? Dead drift? Stripped? Techniques? Also how are they fished on spinning gear? Might be a good way to get my grandson into trout fishing with me.

Dano

[FliTrap4]

Dano!

Fish them they same way we pitch any Dropper rig! A Bobber works well with the spin gear! Allow the same length of line the same way you set a dropper; that being 1 1/2 to 2 times the water depth depending on the flow rate! I like to set them to run about 2-3" off the bottom!

The only real difference between a beadhead and a Micro Jig is the way it hangs in the water! The jig will normally hang hook up!

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