Twitch Jig

This is a variation of the standard twitching jig found in stores. But unlike the commercially available jigs, I tie mine in a way that the center or middle of the jig has a translucent look to it. Baitfish fly patterns that are tied sparse and have a translucent look to them always seem to perform better than fuller tied ones. Plus when you look at a baitfish under the water, they give off a translucent look to them. I have had great success with this jig for rainbow trout, brown trout, bull trout, salmon and bass. You can tie them in endless color combinations and weights to match a specific forage. And you can also fish it differently to imitate different forage. For example, I fish an all olive jig more like a sculpin on the bottom. Where as with a white jig I would swim it more or jig it more. I even tie one in crawfish orange and fish it like a crawfish moving along the bottom.

Hook: 1/16oz
Thread: Brown
Tail: Barred tan rabbit zonker strip
Rib: Medium ultra wire
Body: Silver halo tinsel
Thorax: Olive brown sparkle chenille
Flash: Copper sparkle brush
Hackle: Tan grizzly saddle hackle
Legs: Brown silly legs.