Brannon's October Caddis Pupa SBS

Fly Patterns
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hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
bead - 4mm black (head), 3/16 hot orange (thorax)
rib - small wire copper
abdomen - ostrich rat-brown & orange
hackle - Indian Hen
legs - Sexi-floss copper
head - dubbing Hare’s Ear/antron dark

Part 1

mash barb, slide beads on hook; jam a few wraps of non-tox into the back of the orange bead

start thread, tie in rib, wrap to bend

tie in ostrich

twist the brown, wrap to bead; tie off/trim

repeat with the orange

rib abdomen; helicopter end, tie off, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

re-start thread in front of the orange bead

tie in hackle by tip

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Part 2

wrap hackle, tie off/trim

knot leg (x2); tie in on either side

dub thread/dub head

half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim legs

Regards,
Scott

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Very nice tie, Scott. Did you flip the black bead around to make it easier to keep the beads separated with the thread? (narrow ends facing each other)

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Jay,

Thanks. I didn’t flip the bead around but after you mentioned this I went back to the bag to look at them - all seem to be drilled with the same sized holes on both ends; weird.

Regards,
Scott

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Very creative tie. I’m going to tie a few of these for myself.