Fluttering Foam Caddis SBS

Fly Patterns
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Ben Furimski pattern; a fusion of the LaFontaine Spruce Fly and Puterbaugh Caddis. Pretty simple to tie; it’ll ride pretty low but still float. Change colors to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 305 #16
thread - Uni 8/0 tan
body - 2mm x 2mm foam tan
underwing - Congo Hair tan
wing - deer hair
head - deer hair, stacked/trimmed

Part 1

mash barb and attach thread; lay down a base for body tie-in

melt end of foam with a lighter and squeeze with pliers; measure for length (shank)

add a drop of Super glue to thread base and tie in foam

tie in a sparse hank of Congo Hair, fold back and tie down; trim to length

clean, stack a clump of deer hair; measure for length (body)

2 firm wraps (don’t let it spin)

pull butts straight up and trim at an angle

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Part2

left these a bit long (first time tying this fly; adjustments will be made)

flip fly over; clean another sparse clump of deer hair, tie in, allow it to flair but not spin

repeat for top and bottom

half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim head

same fly on an emerger hook (Dai Riki 125)

Regards,
Scott

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Ah… I love tying caddis flies and fishing them too… this is a nice pattern and well tied Scott. Thanks for putting it up,

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I have had good luck with a similar pattern, the “neversink caddis”. It was a recommended by the Little River fly shop when I visited the Smokies, and it has worked well on the natives here in Va. I have a devil of a time tying it, maybe the deer hair version may be easier than the hackle version.

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Variation on a theme:

A bit quicker to tie than the Fluttering Caddis; both work.

Rob Weicker’s Ant Caddis; nice fly, great vid (they have a bunch of excellent ones)

http://www.lakestream.com/tying_the_ant-caddis/

Regards,
Scott