This week’s Tying Tuesday is an eclectic one: a simple stillwater leech that crosses over to river duty, a damsel nymph built around a modern bead-and-bug-band system, an articulated bass crayfish that rides hook-up to stay out of the rocks, and a stripped-down midge in the same family as the Zebra Midge but easier to tie.

So clear off the desk, queue up the videos, and tie something new.

Jagger’s Leech
Hook: TMC 9395, sizes 4-10
Thread: Veevus 8/0 (black)
Body: UTC Wire, black medium and wine large
Wing: Rabbit strip (black)
Adhesive: Head cement

Bug Band Damsel
Hook: Ahrex FW541, size 12
Thread: TheFlySmith 12/0 traditional waxed (olive)
Bead: Saluda Beads
Bug Band: Firehole, 2.9mm
Underbody: 0.3mm solder Tail and
Body: Fulling Mill marabou
Rib: Sybai Ultra Fine Wide Wire (blue)
Dubbing: Ice Dub (olive brown)

Crawl Daddy
Hook: Gamakatsu B10S
Thread: Veevus 6/0 (brown)
Weight: Lead dumbbell eyes (medium)
Articulation: Spawn 60-degree jig hook, 20mm
Eyes: Homemade shrimp eyes
Claws: Pine squirrel strips (natural pine)
Carapace: Rabbit strip (black-barred brown)
Foam: 2mm EVA foam (orange)
Legs: Sili Legs (multiple colors)
Flash: Krystal Flash (gold)
Body: Custom dubbing brush
Cement: Solarez Ultra Thin UV Resin