Glass Caddis Pupa Fly Tying Video
Posted on March 4th, 2021
Here’s a green Glass Caddis Pupa in honor of the Mother’s Day Caddis hatch. Feel free to alter the basic color scheme to match whatever caddis you need to imitate. The glass beads on the Glass Caddis pattern provide a three-dimensional, segmented appearance with lots of sparkle.
Hook: 1x short, 1x strong scud, #14. Here, Dai-Riki #135.
Beads: Four chartreuse 11/0 glass seed beads slid onto the hook, then bound down slightly separated from one another up the hook shank.
Thread: 8/0 olive-dun.
Abdomen: Beads and olive squirrel dubbing.
Head: Two strands natural ostrich herl.
CDC Emerging Dun Fly Tying Vid
Posted on March 4th, 2021
The Gray CDC Emerging Dun is a biot-bodied CDC and synthetic-winged mayfly emerger originally developed as a spring creek fly to imitate Blue-winged Olives. Parks’ Fly Shop ordered it in much larger sizes than standard as an emerger for the various species of Green Drakes present in the Lamar drainage. It is most useful in this purpose in sizes 12-16.
Hook: #12-20 1xl or standard-length dry fly or light nymph hook (nymph hook used here).
Thread: 8/0 olive-dun.
Shuck: Gray crinkled synthetic yarn (Sparkle Emerger Yarn, Zelon, etc.).
Abdomen: Gray-olive turkey biot wrapped over a thread underbody.
Wing: Natural gray CDC (medium dun if natural unavailable) and same material as tail.
Head: Gray dubbing.
Gartside Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video
Posted on March 4th, 2021
The Gartside Soft Hackle Streamer is a classic marabou and soft hackle streamer developed by Jack Gartside. This version is made using chickabou feathers, which allows for the pattern to be tied in much smaller sizes.
The same tying procedure used here also works on the large Alaskabou series and similar marabou steelhead and coho salmon flies. Just use large (#2/0 to #2) steelhead hooks, swap the chickabou for much larger marabou plumes, and add more flash.
Hook: 2xl nymph, #10.
Thread: Black 6/0.
Body Material: Olive-dyed chickabou (3 plumes total).
Flash: Rootbeer Krystal Flash.
Hackle: Brown-dyed grizzly hen.