Recipe:

Hook - caddis/scud size 12-18
Thread - 8/0 black
Body - cinnamon caddis dub
Wing - soft hackle - brown
Head - 1-2 pc. Peacock herl

Variant #3

Recipe:

Hook - caddis/scud size 12-18
Thread - 8/0 black or match body color
Body - Stretch or Vinyl Rib -small, color to match hatch
Wing - soft hackle - brown
Head - Peacock herl

Variant #4

Recipe:

Hook - caddis/scud size 12-18
Thread - 8/0 black
Body - Stretch floss or floss
Wing - soft hackle - brown
Head - Peacock herl

Tying Instructions:

• Tie in thread near eye of hook and wrap to the rear stopping at a point directly over the barb of the hook.
• Tie in your brown hackle by the tip.
• Apply dubbing to thread and wrap forward forming a trim body (do not apply too much dubbing)
• Palmer brown hackle forward, stroking back the fibers as you wrap forward and tie off.
• Tie in a bunch of teal flank fibers over the top of the fly. The length of the wing should be even with the end of the hook.
• Build up a neat thread head, whip finish and apply head cement.
• On this particular fly several layers of cement were applied starting with thin penetration cement and finishing with a black lacquer cement to give the fly glossy black head. This step is optional and is for aesthetics only (I doubt it matters to the fish).

Tying Instructions:

• Tie in thread near eye of hook and wrap to the rear stopping at a point directly over the barb of the hook.
• Tie in you tinsel or wire
• Sparsely dub the tying thread with hare's ear dubbing and wrap forward, leaving space at the front of the hook for the hackle and collar.
• Counter wrap the tinsel or wire forward and tie off. At this time I like to throw in a half hitch or whip finish and brush out the dubbing. You don't want to do it after finishing the fly because you may damage the hackle and collar.
• Tie in a single partridge feather by the tip and make one or two turns at the most (again think sparse, you imitating legs so you don't need many fibers). Stroke the fibers back as you wrap so they sweep back over the body.
• Tie in the ostrich herl. You will need two or three feathers for the larger sizes one will do nicely of the smaller ones. Twist it with your tying thread, wrap forward and tie off.
• Build up a neat thread head tie off, apply head cement if you wish and your done.

Tying Tips:

This fly can be tied un-weighted as shown here or with several wraps of .010 lead wire if you want a deeper presentation. The dubbing should be laid on rather sparse with plenty of guard hairs poking out. You can't be too aggressive with a dubbing teaser on this one, the shaggier looking the better. You can use either flat tinsel or gold wire depending on how much flash you want. Remember this is an imitation of an emerging insect, which often has a gas bubble attached to it so flash is sometimes a good thing.

Fishing Tips:

Fish this fly any time caddis are on the water. I typically tie the fly un-weighted and tie it on my leader with a loop knot to give the fly plenty of action. Some times I fish it in the film by itself or behind a dry fly. But more often I fish it as my top fly in a two or three fly nymph rig. Don't be afraid to impart a little movement into the fly. Swinging or lifting at the end of a drift often brings very aggressive strikes. I have never varied the basic colors of this fly but I will do my best to match the size of the hatching insect.

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