
This fly represents an adult caddis with an egg sack. The female caddis returns to the water in an interesting up-and-down dance, depositing her eggs and sometimes becoming trapped in the surface film and very available to the trout.
HOOK: TMC 100 sizes 14–20. Crimp barb.
THREAD: 8/0 black. Attach 1/3 back on shank.
EGG SACK: Spooled Antron yarn, hot pink. Place strand on top of shank with end above hanging thread. Fasten to top of shank with touching thread wraps back to above barb. Cut short so length equals 1/4 hook shank.
HACKEL: Grizzly, barbs equal to 1/2 hook gap. Prepare “crew cut“ at end of stem. Fasten crew cut to top of shank, tip to rear, dull side of feather toward you. Touching thread wraps back to tie in.
BODY: Peacock herl. Select three strands. Break off fragile tips. Lay on top of shank with tips at tie in and butts to rear. Tie in place back to rear of shank. Form a dubbing loop. Advance thread to tie in. Using dubbing tool make a chenille. Wrap chenille forward with touching wraps to tie in. Tie off, cut excess. Spiral hackle forward in about 3 to 4 wraps. Tie off, cut excess. Cut barbs short on top of body.
WING: Deer hair (medium thick shafts). Closely cut a clump of hair from hide the size of a wooden match stick. Remove under fur. Stack tips. Lay on top of shank, tips at rear of egg sack, butts forward. Make one loose thread wrap around hair only – not shank. Make second wrap around both hair and shank. Snug in place by pulling bobbin downward. Make 3–6 more tight thread wraps on top of one another. Raise hair butts upward and cut short at an angle so that butts extend 1/4 hook shank length beyond thread wraps. Half hitch knots under cut butts and behind hook eye, cut thread. Apply small amount of glue.
Posted on April 2nd, 2025