Opossum Caddis

[narcodog]

Did you know,
The true term for the body material should be 'Possum'. to my knowledge there is no 'opossum' in Australia or New Zealand (The Possum being a native animal to Australia only). It seems to get marketed as 'opossum' in the Northern Hemisphere.
Now here is a tip is you can get hold of some natural fur still on the skin.
Take a clump of fur and hold it by the points. Gently pull the under fur out of the clump. Don't discard this as it is still great dubbing material. You can now tie the clump onto your hook by the tips (make sure that you only leave about 1 cm of the butt end sticking out the rear). Tie any nymph pattern or soft hackle pattern yo might want.
Once the fly is finished it is time to shape the butt section. Take a pair of sharp scissors and trim it into a cone.
You now have a realistic shuck for any emerger because of the air trapping quality of the fur.
I have used this with effect on flymphs and caddis imitations.

Sure, sure lets have a sample to try. I read about all of this great stuff but never see the results.

[Ruard]

Did you know,
The true term for the body material should be 'Possum'. to my knowledge there is no 'opossum' in Australia or New Zealand (The Possum being a native animal to Australia only). It seems to get marketed as 'opossum' in the Northern Hemisphere.
Now here is a tip is you can get hold of some natural fur still on the skin.
Take a clump of fur and hold it by the points. Gently pull the under fur out of the clump. Don't discard this as it is still great dubbing material. You can now tie the clump onto your hook by the tips (make sure that you only leave about 1 cm of the butt end sticking out the rear). Tie any nymph pattern or soft hackle pattern yo might want.
Once the fly is finished it is time to shape the butt section. Take a pair of sharp scissors and trim it into a cone.
You now have a realistic shuck for any emerger because of the air trapping quality of the fur.
I have used this with effect on flymphs and caddis imitations.

Thank you for giving me the right word. I think the translation in dutch is Opossum or Buidelrat and the Austalian word is Possum. I think the name of this fly will be Opossum Caddis.

Could you show us a foto of a fly with this realistic shuck?

Who knows a supplier of natural Possum fur stil on the skin?

Greeting

[Ruard]

RUARD,
A GREAT PATTERN AND I HOPE YOU WILL DO MORE OF THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE! WE WILL BE WATCHING AND WAITING!
DOUGSDEN

Hi Dougsden,

I realy like this forum and I do my best to send now and then a few foto's or a pattern of a fly.

Greeting

[Joe Billingsley]

Ruard,

Try Coffin Creek Furs - http://www.flytyingfurs.com/products.htm#SKINS - scroll about 1/3 to 1/2 way down. Great people to work with.

Joe