FLY
Caddisfly Adult
Caddisfly Adult recipe
| Hook | #10 - 20 dry 2x or 3x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Tail | moose mane (or havelina) |
| Body Hackle | dark dry fly, 1.5 hook gap |
| Body | wool (drab) |
| Wing | elk or deer |
About this fly
From Fling & Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying - a George Bodmer design Use a 2x or 3x long dry fly hookLay down a thread baseDub a small lump above the barb; choose a color to match the bodyTie in two moose mane hairs for the tail, one on each side of the shank using the lump to split them into a VTie in a dark dry fly hackle at the tailTie in a strand of wool yarn to the tailTouching wraps with the wool to create a body, layer for a bulkier body; tie off and clip two eye lengths behind eyeSpiral wrap the hackle over the body; tie off and clipMeasure a stacked pinch of elk hair from two eye lengths behind the eye to half way on the tail; tie in; clip excess at a slant close to the hook shankWrap a thread head over the clipped butt ends of the elk hairWhip finish; head cement/resin
What the Caddisfly Adult imitates
- Caddis adult (adult)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
