Nymphintermediate

Rocky Mountain West

Juju Baetis

Name: Juju Baetis
Brand: The Woolly Gentleman

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Available Sizes#16 - #22

Color Variations

OliveDark OliveBlack

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Regional shopStrong match

Taos Fly Shop

Matched on Rocky Mountain West, nymph flies, trout. New Mexico/Southwest trout shop lead for Rio Grande, San Juan, Pecos, and high desert water.

Rocky Mountain Westnymph fliestrout

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Signature tierStrong match

Rocky Mountain Fly Design

Matched on Rocky Mountain West, nymph flies, trout. Colorado tier and shop lead for Rocky Mountain trout, bass, and predator patterns.

Rocky Mountain Westnymph fliestrout

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Signature tierStrong match

Stillwater Fly Fishing Store

Matched on Rocky Mountain West, nymph flies, trout. Specialist stillwater source for balanced leeches, chironomids, and lake-trout logic.

Rocky Mountain Westnymph fliestrout

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Broad sourceStrong match

Fly Fish Food

Matched on nymph flies, trout, mayfly. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.

nymph fliestroutmayfly

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Broad sourceStrong match

Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

nymph fliestroutnymph

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Charlie Craven, the dean of Colorado fly tying, created the Juju Baetis to solve a specific problem: how to imitate a tiny olive mayfly nymph well enough to fool trout that eat thousands of real ones every day. The answer involves a slim profile, a flashback wing case that catches light like a natural's gas bubble, and a tungsten bead that gets it into the strike zone before the real nymphs drift past. It is the modern nymph at its best -- technically precise, visually accurate, and utterly lethal.

Quick Facts

TypeNymph

Difficultyintermediate

SeasonsSpring, Fall, Winter

Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout

Sizes#16 - #22

Best LocationsSouth Platte River, CO; Frying Pan River, CO; Missouri River, MT

Where to Fish It

South Platte River

CO · Tailwater

Frying Pan River

CO · Tailwater

Missouri River

MT · Tailwater

Map unavailable. Locations for Juju Baetis: South Platte River, CO; Frying Pan River, CO; Missouri River, MT

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