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RIO's Hogan Spring Fling Pupa

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Curved caddis/pupa hook (TMC 3759 or similar), 14-16
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Copper bead (3/32" (1 bead))
  • Ultra Wire, small Chartreuse ultra wire (1 strand)
  • UV resin, thin Clear uv resin (1 coat)
  • SLF dubbing Olive ice dub (pinch)
  • Starling soft hackle Natural partridge (1 feather)
  • SLF dubbing Black dubbing (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Slide a 3/32" copper tungsten bead to the eye and start black thread behind it, laying a smooth base back to the hook point.
  2. Bind small chartreuse Ultra Wire at the point and wrap it forward in tight, touching turns to the 70% mark for a slim segmented abdomen; helicopter the tag to break it clean.
  3. Coat the wire body with a thin layer of UV resin and cure it, this armors the abdomen and gives the wet-plastic glow of a live pupa.
  4. Dub a sparse noodle of olive SLF into a small thorax in front of the abdomen, stopping a bead's width short of the bead.
  5. Tie in a starling feather by the tip, shiny side forward, take 2 turns as a soft hackle, then sweep the fibers rearward and pin them so they angle toward the bend.
  6. Dub a thin black SLF collar to fill the gap between hackle and bead, whip finish behind the bead, and snip.

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