A Fly Encouraged by PlanetTrout's pattern

I have, for many years, fished a caddis pupa soft hackle pattern which has worked wonderfully for me and others. If I can locate a picture, I will post it as well.

After seeing a pattern by PlanetTrout, I thought I would morph my soft hackle pattern into the next stage of a caddis, a partially emerged, perhaps crippled caddis with the attached shuck.

Cannot speak to effectiveness, as have not had a chance to fish it, but look forward to doing so.


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps78007277.jpg


Here is Hans Weilenmann's photo of the soft hackle version I alluded to:


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...oft_hackle.jpg

A little different version using UV as well.


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps873083b2.jpg


And an Antron tan dubbing


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps21d3d034.jpg

Looks a lot like a Europa caddis with a trailing shuck.
Cheers,
A.

Byron,

Now go toss that fly on the water and see what happens...heh,heh...use it on a lake and give it a slight, periodic twitch...

PT/TB ;)

PT
I don't fish lakes, but am anxious to try it on the Henry's Fork.

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Originally Posted by AlanB

Looks a lot like a Europa caddis with a trailing shuck.
Cheers,
A.

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AlanB
Could you provide a photo of your Europa Caddis?
Thanks,
Byron

Hi Byron, I've just looked up where I first came across this pattern and it is miss named there, should be the streaking caddis, appologies for the confusion I was miss informed. Here's a pic of of it, this one isn't mine. I've seen them done on curved and straight hooks.
http://catchflyfish.com/wp-content/u...ng-caddis1.jpg
Cheers,
A.

That makes more sense AlanB. I was trying to imitate a cripple rather than an adult. I shortened the upright deer hair, added a rib, and a trailing shuck to make it more like a cripple.
Make sense?

Makes perfect sense Byron, sure it will do the job. The wing on that photo is a little on the long side. Usually it doesn't go beyond the end of the body. It may be an idea to try tying your dressing on a curved shank hook. Though I know waters here where that fly tied on a curved shank hook would be banned as a wet fly!
Something I often do if I want a trailing shuck is tie a knot in the shuck material to keep it together at the back. It means the shuck is a little more solidly defined.
Enjoy Henry's Fork.
Cheers,
A.

I follow Davie McPhail on Facebook.
This fly, entitled "StreakingCaddis- Undertaker" appeared yesterday.


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psde7e394c.jpg



Also tried taking a couple pics of my fly "underwater". Hard to do well. I think they give some idea of what it looks like to the trout.
You can see the mirror effect the surface water presents to the trout.


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6edf6634.jpg



http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps237afc47.jpg

With a single colored deer hair


http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps663ce54c.jpg

Byron - I really like the tan dubbing in that very first photo and the underwater shots, nice job on this series of flies. I love fishing caddis patterns, DK.

Thanks Doug.
Tell us how the fishing is going.

Byron, how did you do the underwater pics? Waterproof camera? Or a small fish-tank, with the camera outside, below the fly, looking up?

Alen
Used a small clear globe filled with water.
The really serious guys either make or purchase a "slant tank" designed specifically for that purpose.

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Originally Posted by Byron haugh

Thanks Doug.
Tell us how the fishing is going.

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Byron - see here: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...try-2nd-try...

I just copied this to post for Alen:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...ectionfour.php

Thanks! Don't know if I'll make one, as I'm just getting started in this addiction....