Slickwater Caddis SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Minimalist tie; change color/size to suit your needs. Original has stripped hackle-stem antennae; your choice whether to use or not. Apologies for the dirty nails; replaced serpentine belt on the wife’s van.

hook - Dai Riki 125 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
abdomen - Ultra Chenille beige
wing - Congo Hair dun
indicator - Parapost Yarn hot orange
hackle - barred cream

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie to point above point

flame taper the end of chenille

measure (gap width past bend) and tie in

tie in a hank of CH

and indicator

tie in hackle

wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Part 2

trim wing; you can leave the hackle as is

or trim it out underneath

Regards,
Scott

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Hey Scott, is that a good floater?

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Bruce,

Not as well as a Carnage, but 'tis enough, 'twill serve.

Regards,
Scott

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Great pictures Scott. Thanks! As a rookie, pictures like that really help. Might have to give this one a try.