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    Default Help me pick a wing material.

    I am tying a dry caddis pattern to match an insect I recently saw on a local body of water and want to tie something other than just an EHC in a different color combo (although I am doing that too ).

    I wanna try a tent type wing and am trying to find a material that is a kind of translucent cream color and won't be too bulky on a #14-16 hook.

    Any ideas?

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    Do you have any cream colored hen hackle? Spray one with art fixative and cut a wing out of it and tie in.
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    Default Wing material

    The most recent issue of Flyfisherman magazine has a "Web wing Caddis" by John Barr that might be just the thing you are looking for, check it out
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    I don't know what you want to imitate but you might try a loop wing with either CDC or Zlon. Both would help it float and not be too bulky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy80701
    The most recent issue of Flyfisherman magazine has a "Web wing Caddis" by John Barr that might be just the thing you are looking for, check it out
    Perfect! http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox ... arentID=99

    Gonna get some of the web wing and try it. Thanks everyone!

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    This one is easy to tie and has been famous in Europe for many years, much more so than here. It works.
    http://www.flytyingworld.com/PagesK/kb-rackelhanen.htm
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