Tying a Gary Lafontaine Caddis Pupa (Variant) by Davie McPhail
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2017
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Materials Used;
Hook, TMC 2487 size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt.Cahill
Trailing Shuck and Overbody, Tan Antron/Yarn
Back, 1/8 Scud Back Brown from Hareline
Body, UV Micro Fritz Yellow
Wing, natural Deer Hair/Elk
Legs, PreKnotted Pheasant Tail Fibres
Head/Thorax, Brown SLF Dubbing - Спорт
I remember watching Gary's videos. You Davie, were my favorite UA-cam Tier, still are! But Gary's books were soul awakening.
I remember I was so stressed about tying, because I was not doing great at the bench or at casting. One day I was shopping and on the book table of old books, I found Challenge of the trout, for $4 or $5. This book changed everything for me. It spoke of Why did I tie, what do I tie, with what do I tie. Then it tied everything into a story and I fell in love with fly fishing all over again. I was brought to realize that nobody was judging me, nobody was telling me I was failing. It describes rational thought through the process of finding a fish, what to use to catch the fish and the process between my body and my brain, to present this fly to a fish.
It did not fix it immediately, but once I looked at this information, I could actually understand what I was doing. Slowly my fish catch and release was much better and off we went!!! So Gary taught this to me and a few years later he was gone.
I bought his amazing book "CaddisFlies," if you are creating without it, sorry but you need it. I have his tying video in my Library and if he has other fly books out, then I look forward to finding them. I have always kept an eye open, I have been watching for any others available. If anyone is interested in getting hold of the Video he and his daughter are in, email me at pittkerry@yahoo.ca I'll lend it, as long as you know I will expect it back. It's a handy bit of stuff to watch and you know.....😁 Take care Out there!
I have been tying these Lafontaine emergers for years with modest success creating the gas bubble. Davie McPhail's method above is the first time I have been able to make the bubble perfectly everytime. As always his solutions to tricky patterns is always spot on. Thank you Davie!
This fly is my absolute favorite caddis imitation it’s the first bug I caught my first trout on and my first tied fly it means a lot to me I recently found a source that has Gary’s original materials I’ll be sure to apply these tweaks to this amazing pattern thank you for sharing
I am sure Mr Gary LaFontaine would be very proud and complimentary of your revised pattern of this popular caddis emerger if he was with us today. Thank you for sharing.
A great rewind on this shelter in place day, Davie I will bet you have been recorded nearly 1,000,000 times saying “ wax your thread”.
I know you have been asked a million times davey but what wax is that and can you buy it in the states
Sir mcphail stepping it up on the LaFontaine! Beautiful work as always
My home river is the Neversink in NY. I feel blessed to be able to be in proximity to such a historic and beautiful river. One of my favorite patterns to use is the la fontaine caddis; the fish never leave it alone! This particular variant is so detailed that I couldn't imagine a refusal. Like I said; looks so good, I'd eat it!
Thanks Davie
You never cease to amaze me in the way you make all this look so simple. I will have to tie up a few of these for the late spring here. Great job!
Beautiful fly
I really like this version of a great fly!!
I loved how you formed the segmented underbody. Great technique. Thank you for teaching me something new. ;-)
So nice flys mr Davie. Like everytime, so good 👌
Nice Davie. You really did put your own touch in this pattern. Thanks for all the inspiration. Regards Thomas
Tied up a few of these and tried them on the Kinnickinnic here in western WI. Though the calendar says spring it's still winter (but I'm hoping!) so I don't know why I tried them, or why they worked, but this was one of the best best days I've had in a while - maybe the fish are tired of winter too!. Thank you Davie!
Well done James...ATB Davie.
Great video and awesome pattern! I think the bubble affect makes the trout go crazy. Also the leg addition was a good add. Tight lines
Not sure if it’s the bubble that attracts the fish. It is very effective regardless
stunning update to already good pattern. awesome.
Great video. Caddis pupae are one of my favorites. I'll have to try this pattern.
fabulous demo!
Thanks very much David happy Halloween
I have read somewhere that it has been actually scientifically disproven by some biologists that a caddis pupa looks like this during its transformation, meaning with this big air bubble around its body, which is how Gary Lafontaine imagined it. And therefore I think that this pattern is rather a general attractor pattern, mainly attracting rather than imitating, which would explain why it is so damn effective nearly anywhere and under so many conditions, ya know when there is no caddis hatch whatsoever this fly will still catch like crazy
Gary did not imagine this!!! He wore diving gear and had someone up top toss samples that went beneath the surface then had photographs of his materials to go by. There was no imagination on his part.
superbe Davie tankiou
Verry good fly davie I like the way you tied the body on the fly nice job
That's bloody good mate
Beautiful, great ideas in it
This is one of my favorite flies, sizes 18-14. I like to use partridge instead. But I don't ever nymph without trailing one of these off my rig. It should be a top 5 fly in any box, gi en the abundance of caddis in almost all watersheds
Awesome variant
Thanks for sharing with us.
Looks promising Fly pattern
Very nice Thanks.!😎
i just watched 4 videos on how to tie this fly., your was the easyest to tie..
Fantastic Davie keep them coming ( Wigan )
great interpretation davie. i used to tie one with white antron and amber body dubbing. brilliant on the tarvie lochs. the trailing shuck looked so good i incorporated into my sedgehogs.
Nice! Thanks!
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Another beautie daive will work on river and lake i have no doubt joe in lreland
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Thats what i wanted to see for a long time! :) Great tie! Sir Lafontaine said to use extra amount of antron on the bubble, then cut a bit for the tail, this way it moves more natural, what do you think about that? What is that UV Micro Fritz's distributor name?? I'm your big fan Mr. Davie, as always perfection (those pheasant legs just stomped me! with inspiration :))
Hi Krzysiek Stefanczyk,
When I first started tying Gary's fly I never had his book for info on how to the it, I only had a photo so this is the way I thought it was tied...The fly I tied caught many fish so I kept tying it the same way because of this. There's many good tyings of Gary's flies on youtube, I'm glad you like it..
I have attached a link to the same fritz I used in the video..
All the very best Davie...
www.funkyflytying.co.uk/shop/products/micro-straggle-uv/697/
Hi Davie, i'm a big fan of you! i've seen that you use a lot of the SLF dubbing in your caddis flies. Can you tell me wich SLF dubbing you use in this pattern? Thank you Davie! Keep up the good work! ;)
Hi Brian,
I'm glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for the kind words...I have attached links to the SLF and SLF Dave Whitlock dubbing which are the ones I use most other than natural dubbings...
All the very best Davie..
www.johnnorris.co.uk/slf-dubbing.html
hareline.com/dws.html
Please fly Hegene and montage
Recommendations on fishing this pattern, since it is much bulkier than a soft hackle wet with a slim body? Ron.
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Hi davie did you ever fish this pattern. Classic thanks for your time and hard work
Hi max man,
I have fished these flies but mostly without the legs and they can fish really well.. I tied these for friends that fish the lochs and that's why I put the legs on them as they did catch on them especially the one in the video..
All the very best Davie
Hi Dave, I obsessed over this pattern the first time I saw Gary LaFontaine tie it, looking everywhere for "puff", and "dazzle air" or whatever the Antrim yarn is. What I would like to know is, have you fished it in the UK and have you had much success with it? Cheers
Hi Carl,
I have fished it on the river and caught an odd fish but I've caught a lot more on the lochs as the caddis hatches are slightly better..I've also tyed it for friends that fish in Ireland and they love it especially in claret, olive and fiery brown coloured bodies...It is a great pattern and should be in everyones box when caddis are hatching..
All the very best Davie..
@@DavieMcPhail Absolutely deadly fly on the Tarvie lochs. I tied it with an amber body and white antron shroud. I tied it originally on a B100G hook, # 10 but had problems with the hook straightening so moved to a slightly heavier hook.
How should the caddis pupa be fished ? like dry or subsurface or deep nymph ?
Hi Bala,
I have attached a link to Gary Lafontaine tying and fishing his patterns so I hope you enjoy it..
All the very best Davie..
ua-cam.com/video/aaedyz2qv7k/v-deo.html
Dave, Love all your fly tying video's. You are an inspiration. Thank you!!
Hi Davie I'm sorry to say I need your help please where in the UK or any where can I get this yarn.
All the best from lough mask
Hi Man Man,
I've attached links to materials that are much the same as I used to tye the Fontaine Caddis, I hope this is of some help to you...I hope one day I'll have a chance to fish the famous lough Mask...
All the very best Davie..
www.anglingactive.co.uk/semperfli-micro-straggle-string-spools.html
www.jsflyfishing.com/rumpf-hi-vis-antron-fibers
Is that the new Loon Ergo scissors Davie.....
Hi Fraser,
I was using their razor scissors which are very good...I have attached a link to them for you to see...
All the very best Davie..
loonoutdoors.com/product/razor-scissors-4in/
5//5.. ;))
question, how many years have you been tieing flys?
Hi Randell,
I started tying flies in February 1983 when I was 19 years old so I have been tying now for over 37 years..
ATB Davie..
Dude! You were in America and you didn't tell me?!
Hi Kento Wakai,
It was a few years ago before I started the videos on youtube, if you come to Scotland let me know as you would be very welcome to visit my home...
All the very best Davie.
Hi Davie
What can I use if I can not find antron. Appreciate
Hi @user-oe6jo7wy1f ,
I have attached a link to Gary Lafontaine actually tying his caddis pupa and he talks about the Antron he uses, it's a great video and worth watching as it will give you the idea of the material that you should look for..
ua-cam.com/video/J8gTnyXt40k/v-deo.html
All the very best Davie
Thanks appreciate Davie
Hegene nimf
Ma chi ha tradotto questo video? Non si capisce nulla!!!! Pessima traduzione...disturba la visione ed è incomprensibile!!