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Mercer's Tungsten Swing Caddis Emerger SBS

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:54 pm
by ScottP
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Cool fly. Change colors/sizes to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
underbody - opalescent mylar
body - midge body tubing tan
mid-body hackle - CDC dun
bead - 7/64" black tungsten
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown
hackle - partridge

mash barb, slide on bead; start thread, tie in mylar, wrap to bend, then tie in tubing

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wrap mylar forward to 3/4 mark, tie off/trim

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wrap tubing forward; tie off/trim

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tie in CDC by tip; take a few wraps, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2

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slide bead back against body and re-start thread

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dub thread, dub thorax; brush out around bead to create a veil

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tie in partridge by tip

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wrap partridge, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Last time I'll be at the vise for a while; hitting the road for 3 weeks thru the Rockies and desert Southwest. Later.

Regards,
Scott

Re: Mercer's Tungsten Swing Caddis Emerger SBS

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:14 am
by tie2fish
Juicy looking morsel, Scott. Have a great trip.

Re: Mercer's Tungsten Swing Caddis Emerger SBS

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:12 am
by William Anderson
Scott, there's a lot of good stuff stacked on this one. When bling is the thing that's called for this will certainly do the job. Bling and action. Nice sbs.

Re: Mercer's Tungsten Swing Caddis Emerger SBS

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:53 am
by Smuggler
Quite nice. A good searching pattern for the fall I'd imagine.

Have a safe and wonderful trip.