Hacklestacker Purple Haze Caddis SBS

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Per the Tacticalflyfisher site where I found this fly, it's supposed to have the lifting power of a Chinook CH-47 in a dry/dropper rig. Kinda have my doubts about that but standalone, it's a pretty cool-looking fly.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
shuck - egg yarn pink
abdomen/thorax - Ice Dub purple
wing - yearling elk bleached
overwing - Congo Hair hot pink
hackle - grizzly


Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in yarn and wrap to bend; trim (gap width)

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dub thread/dub abdomen to 2/3 mark

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clean, stack, measure (tips to shuck) a clump of elk; tie in/trim butts

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measure (tips to wing) a hank of CH; tie in/trim butts

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create a loop with the tying thread

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Part 2

tie in hackle, hook loop onto the gallows

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hold wing down with a wrap of non-tox, wrap hackle up the loop = thorax width

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then back down to tie in; tie off and remove non-tox

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dub thorax

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stroke hackle fibers back

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pull hackle forward over top of thorax; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

Very cool looking fly! I really like the way you added the hackle.

Jim Smith

I think I saw one of those in a tourist bar down on Broadway. :)
OK, yes, it is yet another good-looking fly with yet another good-looking SBS.
:)

Thanks,
Ed