Guest Report post Posted July 25, 2003 Favorite Flies: Colorful fly uses jungle cock feather Glenn West FAVORITE FLIES The Jassid is a small, leaf-munching, creeping bug that has enough color and shape that a jungle cock eye feather comes pretty darn close to matching it. Jassids are found in the eastern portion of the U.S. and have been around for a long time. The Jassid fly pattern was much more prevalent in the earlier days of fly tying because jungle cock was easier to find and still legal. These days, farm-raised birds are available and some pastic replicas are usable. My question is: Was the fly created to match the bug, or because we had such a neat feather to work with? Who knows? The fly works. Jassid Tying recipe: Hook: Standard dry in sizes 16 through 20. Tail: None. Body: Peacock herl. Wing/back: Jungle cock eye feather. Hackle: Brown, tied sparse. Glenn West of Billings has been fly-tying for 50 years, guiding anglers for 25 years and has been creating fly-fishing artwork for 15 years. He can be reached at [email protected] or through his Web site at www.glennwest.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted July 25, 2003 The newspaper I found the pattern was: http://www.billingsgazette.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
