Blog - Tie a Fly — Center Pin Jigs

This pattern came from other tiers who tie for the same spots I fish for steelhead in.  Their patterns use a marabou tail which is what you should use if you can not find a Dark or Medium Dark brown shade of some soft fur about 1.25 inches or longer. Hook      Black #6 1/32 ounce jig or any small balanced jig head Head      Black powder coated jig head or Black Bead 5.0 or 5.5mm Thread   Fire Orange 140D or 6/0 Uni,  Leave a short thread butt & tail  Tail      Dark to Medium Brown soft...

The long, soft tail on this Mop Worm tie has great action, particularly if tied with a bead head or on a light jig hook.  Over the last year, I have found it works for Steelhead, Trout, Smallmouth, and Walleye.  For the last few years one of my best lures for these and other species is a 3 inch Berkley Trout Worm, Pearl White being the best color.  Tie the Mop Worm in some Balanced Jig format so it will rest nearly horizontal when hanging under a bobber.  For Great Lake Streams, I use Wapsi Super Jig Heads:  #8 1/64 ounce, #6 1/48 or...