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Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:41 pm
by letumgo
Bill - I managed to find my midge tubing and try my hand at replicating your fly. After a half hour of wrestling with a piece of Krystal Flash and the tubing I gave up. I just couldn't get the darned thing thru the piece of tubing. It kept getting stuck. I sighed and though to myself, "Bill, your a cruel cruel man." (
humor). I then looked to our friend Wayne's wire core caddis and found hope. A few minutes later I managed to get a piece of copper wire threaded thru the tubing. Here is my attempt at following your lead. (
Thanks for having my back, Wayne. 
)
Honey Dun / Copper Cored Caddis
Hook - Tiemco/TMC Model 2487 / Size 10
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Tan)
Abdomen - Midge Tubing (Clear) with UTC Ultra Wire copper core (Amber)
Underbody - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Tan)
Thorax - Three strands of peacock herl (dyed brown) reinforced in a thread dubbing loop
Hackle - Honey Dun Hen Cape (natural)
Bill - In all seriousness, I was impressed when I saw your fly, but now that I have tried to tye it myself, I am
doubly impressed. You make it look easy.
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:56 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
Ray,
That is an absolute killer variation. There is nothing about this fly I don't like. I gotta get ma a trout pic as a background. That looks way cool.
REE
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:44 pm
by hankaye
Ray, Howdy;
Likein' what ya did!!!
Photo rocks as well. Between the trout pic and the vise, makes it look as if the trout is hooked in his/her
steel jaw !!!!!
Did ya plan it that way or ............ ?
hank
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:08 pm
by letumgo
Hank - Nope...just serendipity...
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:13 pm
by hankaye
Ray, Howdy;
hank
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:18 pm
by DNicolson
Here is a fly I might have called a seatrout fly but I suppose it is really
a large caddis pupa. Well it is dressed on Sedge/Caddis hook.
Hook- size 8 Partridge YK12ST Caddis hook.
Thread- Fluo Yellow
Body- Orange Spanflex ribbed with Hot Yellow wire then coated with Sally Hansen.
Thorax- Dark Brown 'Possum.
Hackle:
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:33 pm
by letumgo
Beautiful fly, Donald. What hackle did you use? The hackle is missing from the recipe.
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:53 pm
by willowhead
KILLER fly Ray.........i notice you finally got yourself some honey-dun hen hackle........
.........you mind PMing me the source? btw, i want somma whatever that fish is on.......my eyes aint never looked that psychadelic.....
Beautiful tye Donald.....just beautiful
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:59 pm
by letumgo
Mark - the honey dun hackle is from a Collins hen set I bought from Great Feathers. The fish is from a watercolor painting by James Prosek.
Re: Variations On A Theme (more caddis variations)
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:08 am
by willowhead
OK.....tkx., i gotta get ahold of those folks at GF anyway.......i met Prosek a couple times at the CFFC&M and at Orvis in Manhattan.....real nice guy. When your in the head, at the CFFC&M.....take a look, his artwork is in there. It's part of the wall paper.....
i have a few of his books and some of his artwork.....if you've never read it.....Joe & Me is very good.
Tkx. again.....
