JAWD-40

By: LO Jurgens

Hook: TMC 2487

Size: 16 ~ 26

Thread: Blue Dun UTC 70

Tail: Natural Barred Mallard Flank

Abdomen: Thread Wrapped Over Tail Material

Thorax: UV Gray Ice Dub

Wingcase: Tail Material Pulled Over Thorax

Head: Tying Thread

Optional: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails® (Applied To The Abdomen)

 Note: This pattern is just another version of the venerable WD-40. San Juan River guide Mark Engler developed the WD-40 fly in the mid 1980’s while fishing the Frying Pan and South Platte Rivers. He developed it specifically to imitate large emerging midges he found on the Frying Pan in February, but has since discovered that it works for midges of all sizes and for Baetis mayflies as well.