Originally Posted by
JohnScott
.... must have been named after Clackacraft Driftboats ?? As in the Clackamas River in Oregon. Hmmmmmm .....
Actually, it is very much like a fly I've been thinking about tying off one of my better caddis patterns - an X-caddis version of the Harrop's Henry's Fork Caddis.
The Clacka Caddis appears to have a synthetic wing - antron ?? The HHFC has a biot body, peacock herl thorax, grizzly hackle, and the original has a CDC wing, but a dark deer hair wing will do the trick also, at least for some streams. Same basic profile / silhouette as the Clacka. Just add some shuck to the HHFC.
Looks like I'll have to go from the thinking stage to the tying stage ?? ( Not sure which is a bigger "ouch" !! )
John