Jitterbee

Cool little pattern i found on the interwebs and super easy to tie.

Materials

Size10 hook

UTC 70 thread

1/8 brass bead

Rubber legs for tail

Medium red and black chenille

 1. Place bead on hook and start thread. Wrap to the back.

 2. Tie in the rubber leg tails.

 3. Tie in both chenilles.

 4. Wrap to the bead.

 5. Trim and whip finish.

 6. Trim and split the tail.

Enjoy 

Thanks Chris

Gold and Maroon

They don't get much easier than this.  The panfish really enjoyed this one in the late summer/fall time.

Materials

Hook 12-14

1/8 Brass Bead

UTC 70 Black thread

Gold Tinsel rib

Maroon Dubbing

 1. Place bead on hook and secure in vise.

 2. Start thread and wrap to back.

 3. Tie in the tinsel rib.

4. Make a dubbing noodle.

 5 Wrap up to the bead.

 6. Wrap the rib upto the bead. Tie off and whip finish.

7. Use Velcro to tease out the fibers a bit.

Enjoy

Thanks Chris

Red Peacock

Another easy pattern and an effective one.

Materials

Hook Curved size 10-14

1/8 Brass bead

Thread UTC 70 Black

green and black small flash for tail

Small copper rib

Peacock herl for body

Red hackle

UV Peacock ice dubbing for collar

 1. Place bead on hook and secure in vise.

 2. Start thread and go 1/3 down.

 3. Tie in the wire rib.

 4. Wrap thread to the back.

 5. Tie in flash tail.

 6. Trim tail short.

 7. Tie in the peacock herl.

 8. Wrap up to the bead.

 9. Wrap the rib up.

 10 Tie in the hackle by the tip.

 11. Wrap 3-4 times.

 12. Add a small dubbing collar.

13 Whip finish and trim thread.

Enjoy

Thanks Chris

Black Mini Leech

This pattern has been amazing this year. Caught tons of pan fish Bluegills, Crappie and even Yellow Perch. Very simple to tie and no reason not to carry 2 or 3.

Material

Hook size 8-12

Thread UTC 70 black

.020 lead wire

Dubbing Black Rabbit or squirrel

Green and Black small flashabou

 1. Spiral wrap lead wire 8 or so turns.

 2. Start thread and wrap to the back.

 3. Using a dubbing needle split the thread.

 4. Fill the split with about an 1 1\2" of dubbing.

 5. Wrap forward to the eye

6. Use some Velcro and tease out the fibers,. 

 7. Tie in the flashabou on top and sides of the head.

 8. trim a little longer than the body.

 9. Make a small dubbing head to hold the flash down a bit.

10. Whip finish and go fish.

Thanks Chris