Thursday, November 1, 2018

Tying A Simple Buckskin Caddis Variant 01Nov18

I used a Buckskin Caddis more effectively this year than ever but feel the chamois cutting and tying makes the fly a bit of a challenge to tie. I wanted a rugged and simpler version. I have a new variant which really looks the part. It's as yet unnamed but here we go. I've tied 'em with (dk green, blue or chartreuseand w/o the wire, with and w/o the thorax (just a black tie wrap head), with and w/o a bead.
DRC's Simple Buckskin Caddis Variant
Recipe/Ingredients:

  • Hook: #16-#18 TMC 2457
  • Thread: Dark green or black UTC UltraThread
  • Head: Optional 2.5mm black nickel bead or just black thread buildup
  • Tail: ~8 pheasant tail fibers
  • Body: Buckskin colored tubing (size midge) with optional wire overwrap
  • Thorax: Optional peacock ice dub
Hook in vise; bind on thread
Tie in PT fibers then wire; wrap back to
50% hook bend and tie in tubing
(with enough tubing on tag to bind in forward)
Bind tubing and wire down going forward;
trim excess
Wrap tubing with adjacent wraps;
bind down leaving room for thorax
Overwrap (optional) wire directly into and
between tubing wraps (it may somewhat
"disappear" - that's OK)
Spin a smallish tube of peacock ice
dubbing onto thread
Wrap on dubbing for thorax and whip finish.
Done!


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