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A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:11 pm
by Johnno
Simple but seems effective enough. I would imagine most would have a similar pattern. This is mine.

Hook: TMC2499SP BL #16
Thread" Unithread 8/0 green
Hackle: French Partridge neck
Tag: Gold Holographic flat
Rib: Gold or dark green wire
Body: Green dyed hare's fur mixed with regular and a pinch or two or white antron

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Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:59 am
by Pat M
Johnno, thats look like a great producing fly! Thanks for sharing!

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:10 am
by skunkaroo
Very nice dubbing blend (and the fly's not too shabby as well :D).

Just a heads up... if you come across it, Wapsi's Life Cycle dubbing has an excellent shade for green caddis that blends antron and other fibres for a very close match to the natural. It's 50/50 synthetic and natural so it might not register on the traditionalist side of the ledger, but it is a very close match.

Aaron

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:17 am
by Johnno
I have not seen the Wapsi dubbings down here - don't even know if they are available, but I'll keep an eye out.

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:27 am
by William Anderson
I like the gold tag and the proportions of this a lot. nicely done.

good pic too.

w

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:50 pm
by Soft-hackle
Great looking little fly. I like the hook profile. It adds character to the tie.

Mark

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:31 pm
by Ruard
Beautiful Fly and nice pic. I plan to make some for myself to fish in the Wharfe next May.