Hacklestacker Purple Haze Caddis SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Per the Tacticalflyfisher site where I found this fly, it’s supposed to have the lifting power of a Chinook CH-47 in a dry/dropper rig. Kinda have my doubts about that but standalone, it’s a pretty cool-looking fly.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
shuck - egg yarn pink
abdomen/thorax - Ice Dub purple
wing - yearling elk bleached
overwing - Congo Hair hot pink
hackle - grizzly

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in yarn and wrap to bend; trim (gap width)

dub thread/dub abdomen to 2/3 mark

clean, stack, measure (tips to shuck) a clump of elk; tie in/trim butts

measure (tips to wing) a hank of CH; tie in/trim butts

create a loop with the tying thread

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Part 2

tie in hackle, hook loop onto the gallows

hold wing down with a wrap of non-tox, wrap hackle up the loop = thorax width

then back down to tie in; tie off and remove non-tox

dub thorax

stroke hackle fibers back

pull hackle forward over top of thorax; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Very cool looking fly! I really like the way you added the hackle.

Jim Smith

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I think I saw one of those in a tourist bar down on Broadway. :slight_smile:
OK, yes, it is yet another good-looking fly with yet another good-looking SBS.
:slight_smile:

Thanks,
Ed