Grasshopper, bee, or cricket jigs?

[dmm26]

Been thinking about bug jigs lately. Obviously there are a lot of fly jigs, but what about bee, grasshopper or cricket jigs?
Seen a couple bee type jigs, but never grasshopper, or cricket..

 

[QPassage]

There is a whole section here on this
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index....Z-A&sort_key=last_post&topicfilter=all&page=2
These guys tying realistic bugs just blow me away. I would love to play with such if I had the time. You will have to register to see the pics but I'll tell ya now it is worth it, it is truly amazing . Look a page or two back for the bumble bee.

 

[dmm26]

Thanks Q!

 

[Fatman]

X2 with Q on Fly Tying forum been a member for a long time. One of the guys there has a site on his realistics that you can view here
http://www.grahamowengallery.com/fishing/more_fly_tying.html

 

[dmm26]

Those things are insane!!
So much patience..

 

[Jig Man]

And great bait also...

 

[plateboater]

FM....I would just frame so of those fly's and not ever have them touch water! wow nice link. Thanks

 

[QPassage]

FM....I would just frame so of those fly's and not ever have them touch water! wow nice link. Thanks

I would to, but, a pic with one in a big ole fish would ad a touch of awesomeness to the bait. I'd have to make 6, fish with 3 or 4 and keep 1 in a frame and the other in a safe deposit box just to keep from using them.

 

[AtticaFish]

I've tied some cricket patterns before on jigs.......

But the hopper/caddis pattern caught more bluegill and was much less complicated to tie. Hardest part is to tie your line on though the hair. Just use either deer belly hair (meant for spinning) or bucktail from near the base of the tail for the wing since it will flare. Or, could always use Elk similar to the original fly pattern........

 

[dmm26]

AF those are sweet!

 

[Fatman]

Nice fishing models

 

[hookup]

Nice job Attica

If I was to perfect tying one of the three, it would be a cricket

There's been days when nothing have worked but a black cricket ... I was in CA fishing a feeder to one of the lakes up north and no one was catching nothing because the tribs were all flooded. Got some crickets at the local bait shack and my buddy & we had a full stringers with some pigs in less than an hour. Was stopped by DNR, not to check my licence, but to ask what I did - we were the only ones the ranger saw that day with fish.

 

[snake River]

I've tied some cricket patterns before on jigs.......

But the hopper/caddis pattern caught more bluegill and was much less complicated to tie. Hardest part is to tie your line on though the hair. Just use either deer belly hair (meant for spinning) or bucktail from near the base of the tail for the wing since it will flare. Or, could always use Elk similar to the original fly pattern........

they look like some fantastic jigs for bluegill.

 

[quivira kid]

Russ, that cricket pattern is SWEET!


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[LedHed]

can't believe I missed this post.

AWESOME tyes!!!

 

[AllenOK]

Led, I second that. How the heck did I miss this post?!?!?!?!

AF, those are great. ESPECIALLY that Hopper pattern. I think I'm going to have to tie some of those. I've read that you can fish a run with a foam hopper on a fly rod, and catch lots of trout during hopper season. But, come back through with a Drowned Hopper pattern, and in the same run, but the deeper places, and you'll catch the truly monster trout.

Now that I'm up here in MI, I have a designated Trout Stream in my county, and trout in other places. I'm going to add that to my tying list for this winter