Buckskin

Caddis Larva

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #18 – 24 wet

Thread: black

Materials-

tail: brown, stiff hackle fibers

body: chamois

head: thread

Notes:

Whose fly is this? It’s in a Dorsey book but Ed Marsh is also attributed.

Lay down a base of black thread
Tie in a short tail of stiff, brown hackle fibers
Beginning behind the eye, tie in a strip of chamois to the tail
Wrap the chamois forward in touching wraps leaving room for a head behind the eye; tie off and clip extra
Wrap a black head with the tread; whip finish; head cement.