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Rubberband Caddis
Hook - Mustad Curved Caddis Hook (Model C49S/Size 8)
Thread - Tan UNI-Thread (6/0)
Hackle - Brahma Hen Saddle Feathers (Natural)
Abdomen - Ordinary Rubberband (Wide)
Thorax - Orvis Hare's Ice Dubbing (Tan) or Dave Whitlock's SLF Dubbing (Red Fox Squirrel Thorax Blend)

Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook. This is a simple pattern to tye. You can crank these out pretty quickly once you get going. Be sure to trim the rubberband to a long slender point (roughly 30° angle) and tye it in by the tip. Be careful not to use to much thread tension or it will cut through the rubber band when you start to wrap it forward. Use a couple loose thread wraps and then increase thread tension as you wrap forward over the tip of the rubberband.

The abdomens were colored with Sharpie and Pantone Markers.

These flies were inspired by tying demonstrations by VERN-O (Vern) and Soft-Hackle (Mark). They each demonstrated how to tye caddis soft hackle patterns with either vinyl material or rubberbands. I was cleaning my tying desk today and came across a couple wide rubberbands and remembered the tying demonstrations. I dug out some Brahma hen saddle hackle VERN-O was kind enough to send me (Thanks Vern!) and started tying. I'm going to crank out a handful for my fishing box.

Very nice Ray!!

Just sweet.

Excellent, Ray. I've got some dental latex rubber bands that a friend's daughter had left after her braces came off, and I'm going to try to do something similar with them, as these look like sure fish catchers.

Thats just great.
Ideal for substitute materials or collors.
Thanx.

Klaas

I took these out for a test swim today. Got one really nice bass on the line, but I played him to long and he spit the hook out at me just before I could land him. I like the way this fly looks in the water (kind of looks like a plump little morsel).

Ray that first one is very nice....and cool photography.

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Love it!!!

Nice work, Ray. Those rubberbands sure look really "fishy" to me.

Mark