Some stuff on the burner for this hatch...
BUTCHED MISSING LINK… (Galloup/Mercer)
HOOK: TMC 102Y, #15-#19
THREAD: Gordon Griffith, 14/0, Olive
EGG SAC: Green Zelon, cut short
RIB: One strand of Pearl KF over body, covered with Head Cement or Dave’s Flexament
UNDER WING: Crinkly Dun Zelon
WING: Early season Elk. tied butch style and clipped
CDC SPENT CADDIS… (Jim Schollmeyer)…
HOOK: TMC 900 BL, #16-#20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Brown
EGG SAC: Bright Green Dubbing…I like Spirit River Fine and Dry Chartreuse
BODY: Dark Olive Dubbing…I use Stalcup’s Micro Dry Fly BWO, Olive for Eastern Sierra waters
WING: Dark Dun CDC or color to match natural
D.A. CADDIS…( Paul Dinice )
HOOK: TMC 206 BL, #16-#20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Brown
SHUCK: Amber Zelon
ABDOMEN: 60% Rust Hare’s Ear/40%Rust UV Ice Dub
WING: Early season cow Elk – Natural
COLLAR: Petitjean select CDC, light mallow
Paul Dinice says this is one of his “secret” flies…I have use the UV Rust color, in the Fall, on the Lower Owens…It has taken some very nice Trout for me…I would suggest Olive as well…
MICRO TUBE CADDIS PUPAE…
HOOK: TMC 3761, #16-#20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Brown
UNDER ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier, Chartreuse thread
OVER ABDOMEN: Stalcup’s Micro Tubing, Chartreuse
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Black X-sm
WING BUDS: Black Zelon
HEAD: 50% Rust UV Ice Dub/50% Spirit River Squirrel Blend, Rust
DIVING CADDIS…Soft Hackle…
HOOK: TMC 2499 SP-BL, #16-#18
THREAD: UNI. 8/0 Camel
EGG SAC: Fine and Dry, Chartreuse
ABDOMEN: 50% Metz Buggy Nymph, Sage/50% Antron , Dark Olive
RIB: Wapsi Ultra wire, Silver, x-sm
UNDER WING: English Grouse
OVER WING: Olive Brown Zelon
HACKLE: India Hen Back, Natural
MISSING LINK VARIANT…(Matt Grobert)
HOOK: TMC 102Y, #15-#19
THREAD: Gordon Griffith, 14/0, Olive
ABDOMEN: Olive Thread
RIB: One strand of Peark KF coated with head cement or Dave’s Flexament
THORAX: Tan or Brown dubbing
SPENT WING: Dun Zelon, seoarated by thorax
UPRIGHT WING: Elk hair
HACKLE: Grizzly Dun, tied conventional ( rather than E/C Caddis style by Ralph Cutter), may be clipped at bottom
NICK’S SOFT HACKLE (Olive)…
HOOK: TMC 2488, #16-#18
THREAD: Stalcup’s Micro Fine Dry Fly Dubbing BWO- Olive
COLLAR: 6-8 Strands of Pearl KF
HACKLE: Partridge, brown from shoulder
PM OP CADDIS…(Dennis Potter/Mike Mercer)…
HOOK: TMC 206 BL, #16-#20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive
SHUCK: Amber Sparkle Emerger Yarn
ABDOMEN: (over thread) UTC Opal Tinsel, Med. or Sm.
THORAX: Brown UV Ice Dub or Peacock Ice Dub
SPENT WINGS: Strand of Dun Zelon on either side of thorax
WING: Fine Coastal Deer Hair
SEREN CADDIS PUPAE…
HOOK: Mustad CO68. Daiichi 1120, TMC 2457, #16-#20
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0 Black or Tiemco 16/0 Black
ABDOMEN: Chartreuse Antro yarn, twisted with one strand each, Pearl KF and Olive KF
THORAX: 50% Spirit River Squirell Blend, Rust/50% Brown UV Ice Dub
WING BUDS: Black Zelon
BEAD: Black Tungsten, sized to hook
SNOWSHOE HARE SPENT CADDIS…(Jim Schollmeyer)
HOOK: TMC 900BL, #16-#20
THREAD: Black Uni. 8/0 or Tiemco 16/0 Black or Brown
EGG SAC: Bright Green Dubbing (Optional)
BODY: Dark Olive Dubbing or color to matc natural
WING: Dark Dun Snowshoe Hare’s Foot
for HERE:
PT/TB