JC Crayfish Designed by Kenzie Cuthbert
Hook: Daiichi X452 #2-#8 Thread: MFC 6/0 or UTC 140 Brown, Olive, Tan, Rust or Pink Tail: Mixture of Bucktail Red Squirrel Tail and Two Strands of Pearlescent Crystal Flash Eyes: Eyes N Tube, Y-Tube (Color and size to suit) Pinchers/Claws: Jungle Cock Mid-Wing: Mixture of Bucktail and Red Squirrel Tail Wing: Mixture of Bucktail and Red Squirrel Tail Cheeks: Jungle Cock
Tying Note: Vary the thread, tail, and wing colors to match your local crayfish. Narrow brown (furnace) saddle hackles can be substituted for the jungle cock claws and cheeks.
Without a doubt scuds or freshwater shrimp are the premier crustacean in British Columbia. This celebrity status is not necessarily one of popularity with many but it is certainly one of recognition by most. Creeping and scurrying around a number of B.C. waters exists a larger crustacean, crayfish. Rich in dietary protein, we often forget about imitating crayfish in waters they inhabit. The predators with which they share their watery homes seldom ignore them. Trout and bass, brown trout and smallmouth bass in particular, consume large numbers of crayfish. Smallmouth bass love crayfish. They are arguably their favourite food source. If you plan on chasing smallmouth or visiting a river or lake where crayfish exist reserve space in your fly box for a crayfish imitation or two. For those chasing carp on the fly crayfish patterns are fly box staples To view the rest of this article, please login or join now for free!
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