The Jassid is a classic dry fly pattern created by Vince Marinaro in Pennsylvania spring creeks during the mid-20th century. It first became widely known through his influential 1950 book A Modern Dry-Fly Code.
The name comes from “jassids,” an older term for leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae). Marinaro designed the fly to imitate tiny terrestrial insects that fall onto the water and are sipped delicately by selective trout.
The original pattern was developed for difficult trout on Pennsylvania limestone streams like the Letort Spring Run, where Marinaro pioneered many subtle dry-fly techniques. Today the Jassid is still fished worldwide as:
Jassid – Leaf Hopper
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The Jassid is a classic dry fly pattern created by Vince Marinaro in Pennsylvania spring creeks during the mid-20th century. It first became widely known through his influential 1950 book A Modern Dry-Fly Code.
Description
The name comes from “jassids,” an older term for leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae). Marinaro designed the fly to imitate tiny terrestrial insects that fall onto the water and are sipped delicately by selective trout.
The original pattern was developed for difficult trout on Pennsylvania limestone streams like the Letort Spring Run, where Marinaro pioneered many subtle dry-fly techniques. Today the Jassid is still fished worldwide as:
Additional information
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 8
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