How to tie Joe's Mini Crayfish | #1 Crayfish for Euro Nymphing | AvidMax Fly Tying Tuesday Tutorials

Joe's Mini Crayfish Blog-Post & Recipe:
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Joe's Mini Crayfish Ingredients List:
Hook - Wapsi Super Jig Heads Plain (Sizes 6, 8, 10)
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Thread - UNI Waxed Thread (6/0 Camel)
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Weight - Hareline Lead Wire Spool (0.025)
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Antenna - Wapsi Nymph Sili Legs (Pumpkin Solid)
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Antennule - Hareline Sparkle Emerger Yarn (Clear White)
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Head/Feeding Appendages - Wapsi Beaver Dubbing (Tan)
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Head - Hareline Natural Hare's Mask (Grade #1)
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Eyes - Enrico Puglisi Crab & Shrimp Eyes (Black)
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Claws - Hareline Life Flex (Light Olive, Copper, Tan, Brown)
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Legs - Whiting Farms Schlappen Bundles (+6 in "Plus" White dyed Tan)
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Body - Wapsi Beaver Dubbing (Tan)
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Shellback - Wapsi Fly Specks Thin Skin (Brown/Black)
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In this week’s episode of Tying Tuesdays, watch as Steve ties the Joe's Mini Crayfish!
"If you know, you know. This mini crayfish jig is responsible for taking some of the largest wild trout I've seen from waters where a 12-14 inch fish is memorable. Created by a meticulous rod designer and fly tyer Joe Goodspeed ( @teeth_and_trout ), this pattern belongs in the "confidence flies" box. From slow-moving currents and silty bottoms to heavy pocket water, Joe's Mini Crayfish is best fished on a tighltine/euro nymphing system with the occasional twitch and jig. Fish it directly upstream with a dead drift or even cast quartering upstream to cross-lead the pattern in front of willing participants looking for a large and easy meal scurrying past their face."
0:00 Intro
0:19 Fly background & description
2:59 Sculpting the tail with lead
6:36 Adding the antenna
7:32 Tying in the antennule
8:50 Creating the mass of the head & feeding appendages
12:00 Notes on adding eyes
12:45 Topping off the head
14:49 Legs & claws
16:51 Tying in schlappen
17:49 Using a dubbing loop to build the underbody
20:43 Wrapping schlappen for the legs
21:29 Brushing & trimming the schlappen
23:05 Shellback material explanation and instruction
26:55 Reinforcing the shellback with resin for durability
27:42 Notes on how to fish this pattern
29:29 Outro
Music Credits:
Intro:
Artist - Otis McDonald
Track - Truckee
Video Music:
Artist - Dylan Sitts
Track - Detergent
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[@tylerrychener2273]

I love the spools of led on the bobbin holder arm. I haven't seen that before. Great idea

[@brianfeeney9493]

“ RIGHT - ON !!!! “ Gotta Twist Some Up !!!!!! Thanks Mate ✨🎣💫

[@AvidMax]

You bet!

[@jneff1009]

In the box now, thx for the effort. Fun tie too!

[@AvidMax]

Enjoy!

[@banshee1322]

This is a killer pattern on the Truckee. With a lower fish count, there are a ton of crawfish in the river. They seem to love this pattern in the summer the most

[@AvidMax]

No doubt! Thanks for watching our video.

[@shaneschuster3350]

I wouldn’t call this pattern the #1 cray fish pattern although a pretty cool pattern I know a better one especially for the Truckee.

[@gregbelcamino7239]

I fish the river in the northeast where I'm told this fly was developed. The density of crayfish there is unbelievable, and the trout, smallmouth and carp really chow down on the little ones. Even where there are not so many crayfish, you'll find them if you just look for them, so this pattern should work most places. It's a great point fly on a euro rig.

[@AvidMax]

Thank you for the insight!

[@spotburningsucks4043]

That rivers a special place. Thanks for not naming it.

[@caryverhalen]

🎯‼️

[@treesareneat]

Killer pattern!! Can you share some water systems in CO that hold crayfish? Only one I’ve been able to find through research is the Yampa, but guessing there are others? Cheers!!

[@AvidMax]

Sure thing, I've found that the Colorado river and a good number of its tributaries hold fish that appreciate this fly. I also feel that despite crayfish populations, it's more about surprising fish with this high protein offering that seals the deal. When in doubt, try it and the fish will let you know if its working! I have caught fish on this pretty much anytime I have tried it, regardless of seeing or knowing of any crayfish in the area.

[@treesareneat]

@@AvidMax 🙌🙌 Can’t wait to give it go!

[@gregbelcamino7239]

Once you start looking for them, you'll see them, or evidence of them, almost everywhere. Just look down as you walk the banks, and you may see the shells where a mink or raccoon has made a meal of them the night before. Or, in the river, you might see a couple of claws sticking out from under a flat rock. But you won't find them until the water temperature hits 55 or after it drops back down below that in the fall. They'll be burrowed into the riverbed or banks.

[@samuelstorage4944]

Im just getting into fly fishing, i know your calling this a fly, but can I throw this on a fly rod , my rod is a 9 foot , 5 weight ! Thank you live the patter for Smallmouth

[@AvidMax]

Definitely!!