Fly Tying Tutorial: The Double Barrel Japeto Frog

This frog imitation fishes super well... and looks like it will hop out of your fly box on its own.
Ken Capsey's Japeto Frog is easily one of the most fun flies I have ever tied!
The target species for the Japeto Frog is bass (smallmouth, largemouth, spotted), but pike, musky, and even snakeheads are targetable with this fly as well.
When fishing the Japeto Frog, cast to lily pads, moss, grass, weeds, or any structure close to the bank. Typically, fishing a frog pattern is noticeably faster than other topwater patterns, but observe and let the fish tell you the speed you should be moving with.
Fly Recipe
Rear Legs: Fish-Skull Articulated Fish-Spines (flymenfishingc...) and Foam
Feet: Sili-Legs
Hook: Kona Big Popper Hook, 2/0 (flymenfishingc...)
Body: Craft Foam
Head: Surface Seducer Double Barrel Popper & Slider Body, large, green chartreuse (flymenfishingc...)
Eyes: Surface Seducer Dragon Eyes, Tropic, 6mm (flymenfishingc...)
Front Legs: Sili-Legs
You can follow Ken Capsey on Instagram @pike_picker. ( / pike_picker )

[@Osnyfishingadventures]

Wow, that fly looks like the perfect one for my snakehead trip coming up in a few weeks! bet that will absolutely get them looking up!!! Great tutorial, and for sure will show my dad this fly!

[@LiveLinerFishing]

i was just thinking "id love to use one for sneks"

[@Three_Rivers_Adventure]

Absolutely awesome and really simple fly to make. Definitely adding this one to the bass and Pike box.

[@martinbawden1966]

Lots of fun! Works too!

[@randychappell5955]

That is very cool the way those go together. Early morning bass candy.

[@wildriverbass]

Great video, thanks! I think there might a few Aussie Bass willing to climb over that frog.

[@rabbithole_flies]

wicked nice tie!

[@stephencarroll3377]

Awesome video and tying 👍

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Thanks for sharing this one Brian, I have been trying to figure out frog and salamander patterns for a while now, I can see those shanks working well for a Here Lizard Lizard pattern as well. There are some bass lakes around where I live that love to eat frogs and manders during certain times of the year. Pretty easy rinse and repeat patter that can be effective.

[@StatesideFishing]

Very cool fly 😎

[@rWmyoutube]

Truly Outstanding!! RWM

[@richardcarter4185]

freaking awesome!!!

[@trevorbennett5324]

That's a pretty nice frog pattern! What is your preferred rod weight to toss monster flies like this? Is there any difficulty in casting due to the weight of the fly?

[@FlymenFishing]

It is primarily foam, so it is reasonably light. Ideally a 7 and higher rod weight should get the job done comfortably.

[@user-es9dg6qx4t]

If I tied this awesome pattern with the medium size popper which spines would you think I should use?

[@SFCPuck]

Can you give a better description of how to cut the foam, length, angle, etc?

[@justin1979ify]

Is that 1mm or 2mm craft foam?

[@kencapsey4618]

justin queen 2mm foam 👍

[@catchingcalifornia9758]

Great video! What size rod are you throwing this on?

[@Three_Rivers_Adventure]

Probably a 7/8 WT rod would do for a fly like that. I use an 8/9 WT but that's cause I have Musky in the river alone with the bass.

[@harryjoesather6539]

100.00 FROG THERE...LOL.....VERY COOL.

[@lifebythewaters]

Wouldn’t a weed guard be ideal for this??

[@FlymenFishing]

Yes, for ponds with a lot of weeds or lily pads I would add a simple weedguard.

[@lifebythewaters]

Flymen Fishing Company will this pattern be available for purchase on the website sometime?

[@FlymenFishing]

@@lifebythewaters We are not planning to produce the finished fly at this time.

[@lifebythewaters]

Flymen Fishing Company really wish you would, thanks for the video tutorial

[@wayned5872]

Great fly,but a bit too long for me

[@robgrubb420]

lol.