Quigley's Midget Caddis SBS

[ScottP]

Not a whole lot of info on this fly and only found a few pics to go by. Kind of an ungulate take on an Iris/Clacka Caddis; don't know that it'll replace them for me, but a cool fly from the late, great Mr. Quigley. Tied in tan here for those western summer caddis; change colors to suit your needs.


hook - Allen 2488 #16
thread - UTC 70 tan
tail - deer hair
rib - Krystal Flash rootbeer
abdomen - Hare's Ear dubbing
wing pad/wing - deer hair
antenna - Krystal Flash rootbeer
indicator - Congo Hair white
hackle - barred tan


Part 1


mash down barb, attach thread, tie in rib back to bend




clean, stack, measure (gap width) a few deer hairs; tie in/trim butts




dub thread, dub sparse body






rib body; tie off and move to point 1 eye width back from eye






clean, stack and measure (shank length) a clump of deer hair; tie in with 2 soft loops, wrap back to point above hook point

[ScottP]

Part 2

fold butts over so they extend a bit past bend (I used a piece of rubber leg material to pull back on them and create the proper fold, but with only 2 hands available, can't show it); tie down, trim butts and smooth with thread wraps








tie in KF antenna and fold on either side of body




tie in indicator




tie in hackle; wrap to front; tie off, half hitch x 2, SHHAN








trim indicator, trim antenna and you're done; if you want a flush-floater, trim out a vee on the underside hackle



fish-eye view




Regards,
Scott

[KeatonsDad2]

Interesting pattern. Looks like that thing should float for days! Thanks for the SBS Scott.

[gmac209]

Great little fly, I think I will have to try some of those.

BTW good to see your injured thumb is progressing nicely and almost grown out.

[whatfly]

Had never seen that pattern before Scott, so thanks for the lesson. Where did you come across it? Bob was indeed one of the greats.

[ScottP]

Had never seen that pattern before Scott, so thanks for the lesson. Where did you come across it? Bob was indeed one of the greats.

I originally found it on the Idylwilde site. I've seen a few other pics but nothing in the way of a recipe so a good bit of this is guesstimation and supposition.

Regards,
Scott