Faux Breadcrust
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:07 pm
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Ken, it is hackle that has been palmered from the eye back to the bend, then trapped with wire. The wire is then ribbed forward trapping the hackle. Just like a Woolly Bugger or Elk Hair Caddis. I trim the hackle then. Some trim the hackle before lashing it to the hook.FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 5:30 am How did you get the "spiky look" to the body? Is that a brown hackle palmered and then cut off short?
Thanks- Ken
Classic case of not cheating, just working smarter, not harder..DUBBN wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 1:01 pmKen, it is hackle that has been palmered from the eye back to the bend, then trapped with wire. The wire is then ribbed forward trapping the hackle. Just like a Woolly Bugger or Elk Hair Caddis. I trim the hackle then. Some trim the hackle before lashing it to the hook.FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 5:30 am How did you get the "spiky look" to the body? Is that a brown hackle palmered and then cut off short?
Thanks- Ken
You can use Rooster dry, Hen, Schlappen. What ever you prefer. Grizzly or Brown hackle on a Cream Body has a nice look too. With or with out a hackle collar.
This pattern and about a dozen other Caddis nymph and emerger patterns are working right now for me.