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Caddis Larva Flash

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook curved caddis/scud (e.g. TMC 2457), 12-16
  • Thread olive 8/0

Materials

  • Underbody Silver metal tape (8-10 turns lead-free wire (optional))
  • Body Caddis green (sparse dubbing or Ice Dub)
  • Flashback Pearl flashabou (3-4 strands Flashabou)
  • Rib Copper thorax stripe (fine wire)
  • Collar Dark brown fur (pinch of hare's ear dubbing)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the curved hook and start olive thread behind the eye, running a smooth base back to the bend.
  2. For weight, wrap 8-10 turns of lead-free wire over the front half and lock it with thread; skip this if you want a hang-down dropper.
  3. Bind a length of pearl Flashabou at the bend to lie over the back, and tie in the fine copper wire alongside it.
  4. Dub a slim, slightly tapered caddis-green body forward to the 75% mark. Use half the dubbing you think, larvae are skinny.
  5. Pull the Flashabou over the top as a flashback and pinch it down, then counter-wrap the copper rib forward in 5-6 evenly spaced turns to segment and armor the flash; snip the excess.
  6. Dub a short, scruffy dark hare's-ear collar to suggest the emerging legs and head.
  7. Whip finish and pick out a few fibers at the throat.

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