It can be tied in any color combination, of course, but chartreuse has been my most consistent producer in most of the waters I fish.
Its a simple jig. I just call it a "microjig". But there is a "microjig" on Ward Bean's "Warmwater Fly Tyer" website...it has rubber legs, which I omit. It has also been called a Springbrook Wunder, or at least this is certainly the same style as that. I think that pattern can be found somewhere on FAOL.
The recipe is this:
-I prefer a 1/80th oz microjighead with a #8 hook. Store-bought ones aren't the best. The best ones I've found, I buy on eBay.
-I use bright red/orange thread...6/0 Uni
-marabou or grizzly marabou tail
-body of yarn, chenille, or estaz
That's it. Fast, simple, and catches a LOT of fish when used under an indicator in still water. I've caught bluegills, hybrid sunfish, redear sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, green sunfish, black crappie & white crappie, largemouth bass over 20", channel catfish, carp, and trout on these.
Gold is also a good color, especially for trout:
David Merical
St. Louis, MO