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Delta Caddis

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Standard dry-fly hook, 12-18
  • Thread Olive or tan 8/0

Materials

  • Body Olive, tan, or gray material (Fine dubbing)
  • Wing Grizzly hackle tips (2 tips tied delta-style (flat V over the body))
  • Hackle Grizzly or ginger hackle (1 feather, trimmed flat underneath)
  • Underwing Dun Antron (Sparse Antron (optional))

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and start thread mid-shank.
  2. Dub a slim, slightly tapered body from the bend forward to the 70% mark.
  3. Tie in two grizzly hackle tips flat over the body, splayed into a low V past the bend, delta-wing style. The flat spent wings are what make this ride flush and low like a spent or resting caddis.
  4. If using an Antron underwing, add a sparse pinch beneath the tips.
  5. Wind a grizzly or ginger hackle 3-4 turns at the front for float.
  6. Trim the hackle flat across the bottom so the fly sits low and flush in the film.
  7. Build a small head, whip finish, and cement.

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