LARRY SOLOMON'S CADDIS PUPAE

 By: Andy Romsness

Rochester, MN

(From: Trout Flies, The Tier's Reference By Dave Hughes)

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Hook:                                       1X long, size 12-18

Weight:                                    10 to 15 turns of lead wire (optional)

Thread:                                    Brown 3/0 Monocord

Rib:                                          Working thread [I used Cortland Fairplay 4X Tippet Material]

Body:                                       Olive fur, wool, or Sparkle Yarn

Wing Cases:                            Mallard or teal feather sections [I used electrostatic

                                                discharge bag material to simulate shine of air bubble]

Legs and Antennae:                Brown partridge fibers

Head:                                       Peacock herl

STEP 1

Fix the hook in the vise.  Weight it if you choose to, securing the weighting wire with a layer of thread.  Some prefer to underweight this fly, enough to get it down a foot or tow but not enough to sink it to the bottom.  If you want to do that, use split shot to get the fly down.  Wrap the thread well down around the bend of the hook, and leave a 3 to 4 inch tag of thread dangling at the back.

STEP 2

Dub a body that begins back on the bend of the hook, tapers quickly to fat at the back, and tapers slightly toward a point two hook eye widths behind the eye.  Wrap the ribbing thread forward counter to the direction you wrapped the dubbing fur, to accentuate the segmentation.  Tie off the ribbing thread and clip the excess.

STEP 3

Clip two 1/16 to 1/4 inch sections of duck quill, depending on the size fly you're tying, from a matching pair of feathers.  Measure one section just past the midpoint of the hook shank, and tie it in on the far side of the hook, at the end of the body, with its tip down.  Be sure the curve of the feather section is back and down, not up and out.  Use a couple soft loops to hold it in place.  Measure the second section the same length, and tie it in on the near side, again using a couple soft loops.  Use several thread wraps forward to secure the feather sections before clipping the excess butts.

STEP 4

Measure six to eight partridge fibers the length of the hook shank and a little beyond.  Tie them in on top of the hook shank, at the tie-in pint of the wing cases.  Cut a second batch of fibers the same size, measure them so that the tips reach the point of the hook, and tie them in on the bottom of the shank.  Use a soft loop on the underside of the hook to lock them in place, and finish with several thread wraps before clipping the excess butts of both top and bottom partridge bunches.

STEP 5

Tie in a single peacock herl at the end of the body.  Take several turns of herl forward to the hook eye.  To keep this from being bitten through by the teeth of a trout, catch the herl along with your thread and twist it moderately before winding.  The head will be less neat but far more durable.  When you finish the last turn of herl, let it unwind from the thread and clip the herl.  Form a neat thread head, whip-finish, clip the thread, and cement the head if you wish.