Jigs as ?Flies??

[planettrout]

I have to ask, when did jigs become Flies?

Am seeing more and more posting of jigs purported to be ?Flies?.

Unh...there is nothing about jig patterns, used for nymphing, that is purported ( appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess ).

They just plain work and are excellent for placing nymph patterns in the most desirable location in the water column:



I use them all the time:







Now, the next thing, in fly fishing, that can be complained about (tungsten off-beads), may be found here - but read the whole article, in it's four parts ( cut & paste - not a hot link):

http://flyfishinggazette.com/the-deadly-off-beads-part1/



PT/TB