Week 20... Caddis adult...

Let's see some caddis adults.

Hook: Dai-Riki #16 Dry Fly
Thorax: Deer hair cover with Fine and Dry dark tan.
Wing: Deer body hair
Head: Deer hair folded back in the 'Bullet Head' style

I saw this on a YouTube video. Should float like a cork. Good dry dropper candidate.

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Gamakatsu #18 hook
Hare's mask dubbing
Grizzly hackle
Elk wing
Copper ultra wire

My Canon A1000 is great for its image stabilization when astride a fidgety horse, but not so special when it comes to macro pix. Took some doing to get this close.

-Jeff

Goddard Caddis

body-deer hair
hackle-brown dry fly
hook- mustad standard dry

Some one gave me one and I thought it might work. it's my first tine spinning deer hair so as always tips and criticism is welcomed.

Sorry I'm late...Here's a caddis that actually works well as a dry or wet. Similar to the slow water caddis.



Hook - Orvis #18 barbless
Body - Rusty Brown Hare's Ear
Hackle - #18 Brown
Wings - Turkey Wing

One of my goals this year is learn how to take a picture.

Rollcast - I like it. Ought to float really nice. Your spinning looks good, especially for your first one.

likkerdup That should get a caddis eater interested for sure. Might shorten the wing to the bend of the hook to get proportion a little more.

roll cast That style fly is a really good pattern. The Irresitable style flies are similar in using deer or elk to build a body. I have found the scissors behind the hinge make a great (free) hair packer. How did you trim it?

MarkPTO That would be great on some of the close wild water around here. Might make the hackle a little fuller. What kind of a camera do you have?

On mine I just want to get a day to see if the idea holds up (pun alert). If the fly floats right I want to refine the thing a lot

Teach - I've got a Canon PowerShot and it takes good macro photos, I just can't seem to get the lighting right.

Mark One strategy is to hold the fly in your vise. Over the fly place your tying lamp and on the desk below place a mirror to reflect the light back up onto the underside of the fly. Lots of light makes a big difference.

tearchertec- i trimmed it with scissors

roll cast you can also trim with a double edges razor blade. It gives a smooth rounded shape. Speaking from personal experience you can get cut.

I still don't make my Irresistible to suit myself. But the pattern slays wild fish.