One of my go-to patterns I wouldn't leave home without. I tie mine 18-14 in yellow, black, green, and brown, use superfine to dub a body and a thorax, and skip the rib. I like my wings a litter smaller. So in essence, I suppose I tie a slight variant. But super picky tailwater trout on the Upper Delaware that are selective as hell eat this so long as it's dead-drifted. I fish mine during caddis or BWO hatches and they eat it just the same; it's more of a cross-dresser pattern as Kelly would say, looks like a midge, looks like a caddis, looks like a mayfly (sulphur in yellow, BWO in green, ISO in brown, etc.)... looks like an emerger, looks like a spent wing, a cripple, you name it. Floats insanely well too, you have to try to sink the thing. Nice tying instruction!
Sorry for the delay in response, things have been crazy busy lately! Sounds like that variation fishes just as well! I have always thought about dubbing or building up the body as the original version is super slim. I'll have to give that a try!
so cool ! I prefer a half hitch tool as well .looks great thanx for the pattern. ken👍 I did tye some of Kelly Galloups missing link and found link but I like a lot of them, brook and cut throat trout smash these as well as spruce moth. that's one pattern I'd like to see you tye.
Man, you made that look easy. I've tried tying this pattern before with moderate success. You've inspired me to try it again. Well done!
Glad I could help inspire! Is there a certain step you usually have trouble on?
yes, keeping the hackle free from the shuck@@fischersflies
Another beautiful dry fly caddis pattern
Thank you, although I can't take full credit for it!
Gidday Howie. Nice work. Thankyou.
Thanks Ken, I appreciate it!
One of my go-to patterns I wouldn't leave home without. I tie mine 18-14 in yellow, black, green, and brown, use superfine to dub a body and a thorax, and skip the rib. I like my wings a litter smaller. So in essence, I suppose I tie a slight variant. But super picky tailwater trout on the Upper Delaware that are selective as hell eat this so long as it's dead-drifted. I fish mine during caddis or BWO hatches and they eat it just the same; it's more of a cross-dresser pattern as Kelly would say, looks like a midge, looks like a caddis, looks like a mayfly (sulphur in yellow, BWO in green, ISO in brown, etc.)... looks like an emerger, looks like a spent wing, a cripple, you name it. Floats insanely well too, you have to try to sink the thing. Nice tying instruction!
Sorry for the delay in response, things have been crazy busy lately! Sounds like that variation fishes just as well! I have always thought about dubbing or building up the body as the original version is super slim. I'll have to give that a try!
so cool ! I prefer a half hitch tool as well .looks great thanx for the pattern. ken👍 I did tye some of Kelly Galloups missing link and found link but I like a lot of them, brook and cut throat trout smash these as well as spruce moth. that's one pattern I'd like to see you tye.
Very cool! Glad you like it and thanks for the recommendation! Brookies and Cutties definitely love this fly! I'll look into the spruce moth.
Nice pattern! Thanks for share!
Of course!
Boom
Thanks!