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Cased Caddis

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 5 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard nymph, 1x long, 10-14
• Thread Brown or olive 8/0

Materials

• Case Peacock herl or dark dubbing (thick, chunky)
• Head/Legs Black ostrich herl and dark hen hackle (sparse)
• Weight Lead wire (10 wraps)

How to tie it

1. Mount hook, wrap lead
2. Build thick case body with peacock herl or rough dubbing
3. Add dark head
4. Wrap sparse dark hackle for legs
5. Whip finish

Other versions

4 more in the app: Fischer's Flies, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 1, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 2, Bead.

Tying videos

• Cased Caddis — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Cased Caddis — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Cased Caddis — AvidMax (YouTube)
• Cased Caddis — tightlinevideo (YouTube)

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