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Dazzle Caddis

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved caddis/scud hook, 12-16
  • Thread Olive or brown 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Copper or gold slotted tungsten bead (2.5-3mm)
  • Abdomen Green/olive material (Pearl or green tinsel/flash under thin dubbing)
  • Rib Copper thorax stripe (Fine wire)
  • Thorax Dark brown fur (Hare's ear dubbing)
  • Collar Hot orange arctic fox (Thread hot-spot, optional)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the bead to the eye, mount the hook and start thread behind the bead.
  2. Tie in the copper wire, then a length of pearl or green flash and wrap the flash forward over the rear two-thirds for a bright abdomen.
  3. Optionally veil the flash with a thin wisp of dubbing so it glows rather than glares. Use half the dubbing you think.
  4. Counter-wrap the wire forward in 5-6 open turns to segment and protect the body, then break it off.
  5. Dub a buggy dark thorax up behind the bead.
  6. If using a hot-spot, take a few turns of hot-orange thread as a collar behind the bead.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead and snip. Pick out a few thorax fibers as legs.

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