Freshwater Lure Guide
Hair Jig
Category: jigBest temp: 40–62°FBest seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring
About the Hair Jig
The hair jig is the old-school secret for cold, clear water when fish refuse everything plastic. Natural deer hair breathes and pulses on every twitch, displacing water in a way synthetic materials can't match. Smallmouth obsess over hair jigs in fall and winter — a 1/8 oz black hair jig dragged slowly over a rocky river bottom will out-fish almost anything in water below 55°F. It's also the go-to for walleye and river-run trout that have seen every plastic in the box.
Best Conditions
Water Temp
40–62°F
Best Seasons
Fall, Winter, Spring
Water Clarity
clear
Best Weather
cold, stable
Color Guide
Black/Brown
Clear water, crawfish
Olive/Tan
Natural rocky waters
Target Species
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