The fly describe in this page
was created by Dave Wotton, 2 features make it special:
- Split thread instead of a dubbing loop, makes for a thin body
- A sheath or pupal case made of raffene or swiss straw for
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Tying :Hooks 10-16
for caddis, nymph or wet flies.
- Thread: One you can split : ie Danville 6/0 flymaster no wax,
same color as the dubbing .
- Abdomen: Dubbing SLF ou Antron, colors olive, brown ...
- Sheath: raffene, swiss straw color: light green, light
brown or straw
- legs: Partridge hackle or brown hen
- Thorax: SLF or antron dubbing a shade darker than the abdomen |
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| Prepare
the abdomen dubbing: build a thin, flat mat of fibers about
4 cm by 1cm (2 by 0,5") do not roll between yours fingers.. Cut a
piece of raffene
3 by 1cm, (1,5 by 0,5")trim it to shape as on the right. Lay the
dubbing and the raffene by the vise. |
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Tying: Start your wrap
behind the hook eye, lay a base on the shank down to a point over the
barb. Unwind a few cm of thread and let the bobbin hang, the thread
untwist, make a note of how it spins, clockwise or anticlockwise,
(you can speed up the rotation). After untwisting, flatten it on the
fingertip and split it open with a needle point, slide the needle down
to open the thread, keep it open with one finger. |
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Pick up the mat and put it within the split thread, remove your finger
and let the thread to close on the fibers . Spin the bobbin in the
opposite direction, don't twist too tightly . Wind the body .To
simplify these steps go and see easier
split thread dubbing |
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Moisten the raffene, cup it over the body , tie it down , you notice how
it covers the sides of the body .
Cut the excess. |
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For other caddis pattern see
Links to US sites |
