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RIO's Hogan Short Shank Caddis

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Standard dry-fly hook (Ahrex FW501), 12-16
  • Thread White 50D GSP

Materials

  • Sparkle Antron Light sparkle antron (shuck)
  • Caddis-nymph UV dubbing Pale olive caddis nymph uv dubbing (body)
  • CDC feathers Natural dun cdc feather (2 (underwing/wing))
  • Razor foam (thin strip (front))
  • Elk hair Bleached elk hair (wing)

How to tie it

  1. Start GSP thread and work back down the shank. Tie in a small piece of light sparkle Antron on top for a shuck, keeping it a consistent size, and stop where you want the body to start.
  2. Dub a tapered body of pale-olive caddis-nymph UV dubbing forward to about the halfway point (this water-absorbing dubbing rides the rear low), trimming out stray guard hairs.
  3. Tie in a natural dun CDC feather as a first underwing tuft over the dubbing and trim the excess.
  4. Cut a thin strip of razor foam, palmer/wrap it in at the front, tie it off with a slight taper, and trim.
  5. Cut the tip off a second, larger CDC feather and lay the remainder forward over the top as another wing layer.
  6. Stack a small clump of bleached elk hair, clean out the fuzz, set it in even with the CDC, and secure with two or three careful pulls (do not over-tighten the GSP or it cuts the hair) to splay it. Pull the tips forward, trim the butts, and leave the head a little bushy.
  7. Trim the Antron shuck to a ragged length, whip finish, and finish the head.

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