Within the newest how-to tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler walks you thru the steps to create a two-tone caddis-larva imitation that appears buggy as heck. He notes than net-spinning caddisflies (of the household Hydropsychidae) are frequent in rivers all through North America, so trout are at all times on the prowl for these tasty morsels. The actual magic of this sample is how easy it’s to tie due to the way in which Tim combines the 2 colours of dubbing by spinning them collectively right into a rope that appears like a barber pole. On the finish, you get to play beautician–trimming and brushing the fly into its last type. If you’re performed, you’ll be astonished by how lifelike it seems to be.
Calico Caddis
Hook: Barbless grub hook (right here a Fulling Mill 5115), measurement 16.
Thread: Rusty brown, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Physique: Olive and yellow-olive rabbit-fur dubbing.
Head: Rusty-brown tying thread.
Again: Brown everlasting marker.
Adhesive: Head cement (right here, Sally Hansen Laborious-As-Nails).
Instruments: Dubbing whirl, plunger-style hackle pliers, dubbing brush.
Notes: Strive tying in combos of tan and yellow, with a bead and wire weight, or on a jig hook.
