Joe’s Mini Crayfish

Joe’s Mini Crayfish Blog-Post & Recipe:

Joe’s Mini Crayfish Ingredients List:
Hook – Wapsi Super Jig Heads Plain (Sizes 6, 8, 10)
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Thread – UNI Waxed Thread (6/0 Camel)
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Weight – Hareline Lead Wire Spool (0.025)
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Antenna – Wapsi Nymph Sili Legs (Pumpkin Solid)
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Antennule – Hareline Sparkle Emerger Yarn (Clear White)
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Head/Feeding Appendages – Wapsi Beaver Dubbing (Tan)
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Head – Hareline Natural Hare’s Mask (Grade #1)
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Eyes – Enrico Puglisi Crab & Shrimp Eyes (Black)
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Claws – Hareline Life Flex (Light Olive, Copper, Tan, Brown)
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Legs – Whiting Farms Schlappen Bundles (+6 in “Plus” White dyed Tan)
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Body – Wapsi Beaver Dubbing (Tan)
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Shellback – Wapsi Fly Specks Thin Skin (Brown/Black)
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In this week’s episode of Tying Tuesdays, watch as Steve ties the Joe’s Mini Crayfish!
“If you know, you know. This mini crayfish jig is responsible for taking some of the largest wild trout I’ve seen from waters where a 12-14 inch fish is memorable. Created by a meticulous rod designer and fly tyer Joe Goodspeed ( @teeth_and_trout ), this pattern belongs in the “confidence flies” box. From slow-moving currents and silty bottoms to heavy pocket water, Joe’s Mini Crayfish is best fished on a tighltine/euro nymphing system with the occasional twitch and jig. Fish it directly upstream with a dead drift or even cast quartering upstream to cross-lead the pattern in front of willing participants looking for a large and easy meal scurrying past their face.”

0:00 Intro
0:19 Fly background & description
2:59 Sculpting the tail with lead
6:36 Adding the antenna
7:32 Tying in the antennule
8:50 Creating the mass of the head & feeding appendages
12:00 Notes on adding eyes
12:45 Topping off the head
14:49 Legs & claws
16:51 Tying in schlappen
17:49 Using a dubbing loop to build the underbody
20:43 Wrapping schlappen for the legs
21:29 Brushing & trimming the schlappen
23:05 Shellback material explanation and instruction
26:55 Reinforcing the shellback with resin for durability
27:42 Notes on how to fish this pattern
29:29 Outro

Music Credits:
Intro:
Artist – Otis McDonald
Track – Truckee

Video Music:
Artist – Dylan Sitts
Track – Detergent

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