Newbury's Angling Arts

Fly Box - Freeliving Caddis

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Free Living Caddis Larva Nymphs

clinger nymph

Free living caddis are predatory in nature, do not build shelters and crawl around the rocks in search of other macro invertebrates in which to feed. Net building caddis spin funnel shaped webs and feed on detritus filtered from the current captured in the nets that they construct..

A. Grandis

czech

  • Hook: Fasna f-120 Klinkhammer #10-18.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Hends perdigone pearl body #34, Sulky silver clear counter rib,
  • Abdomen: Hemmingway's hares dubbing #green
  • Thorax: Hemmingway's hares dubbing #gray
  • Shellback: Medium olive sttretchback..
  • Markings: black marker.

Best For:

Bank Maggot

czech

round

I spent the summer fishing a riffle below a dead horse that dropped maggots into the drift. When I found them in the gastric samples, I chose a white fly.

  • Hook: Hanak 333Bl or fullingmill czech
  • Bead: White round tungsten.
  • Rib: Half round body glass light gray.
  • Abdomen: Gray, natural, white snowshoe hare dubbing.
  • Thorax: Hends spectra UV rainbow.

Best For:

Big Pink Czech Nymph

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16. (not shown)
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white.
  • Rib: Hends patina pink tinsel.
  • Abdomen: Lt and Dark pink hares mask dubbing.
  • Shellback: Pink Stretchback.

Best For:

Burnt Toast

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Hends Perdigones pearl round #32.
  • Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing, #83 pheasant tail.
  • Shellback: Hends shelback #15.
  • Markings: Dark gray marker.

Best For:

Cinnamon Toast

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Hends Perdigones Pearl Body PBF134.
  • Abdomen: Light Ginger and golden brown dubbing.
  • Markings: Brown marker.

Best For:

Creamsicle

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333 #8-16.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Small oval gold under small stainless wire over.
  • Abdomen: Bleached ginger, sulphur and hot orange hares mask dubbing.
  • Shellback: Light tan Swiss Straw.
  • Markings: Brown marker.

Best For:

Deep Haze Perdigone

jig

slotted

A gray iridescent mylar and a UV resin coating conspire to create a stunning visual effect that changes color depending on the angle of view.

  • Hook: Jig, Jig Supreme, Big Game Jig #10-14.
  • Bead: Nickel Tungsten.
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white.
  • Tail: Dyed red Coq de Leon hackle.
  • Rib: Small stainless steel wire.
  • Abdomen: Hends perdigones body #34
  • Thorax: Touching wraps of the stainless steel wire from the ribbing.
  • Collar: true

Best For:

Green Czech Nymph

czech

  • Hook: Czech / Grub #8-16
  • Rib: Hends perdigone pearl body #45.
  • Counter Rib: Blue green colored 50D GSP thread. counter rib binds the shellback down.
  • Abdomen: Bright green pine squirrel.
  • Thorax: Dark pine squirrel.
  • Shellback: Gray stretchback.
  • Markings: Dark Gray marker. 3 segments at thorax. treated with alight coat UV resin to seal.

Best For:

Green Papaya

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333BL #8-16.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Small oval gold French tinsel under shelback and stainless steel wire over shelback.
  • Abdomen: Three equal section of dubbing - olive, yellow and sulphur orange hares mask dubbing.
  • Shellback: Hends Stretch Back #10 .
  • Markings: Dark brown marker.

Best For:

Mothers Day Flymph

wetfly

  • Hook: Hanak H200BL #10-14.
  • Rib: Small opalescent mylar.
  • Abdomen: Blend of 50/50 caddis green and cream hares mask fur.
  • Thorax: Spike blend dubbing a 50/50 mixture of black hare's mask and fox squirrel body fur.
  • Hackle: Black hen neck.
  • Head: Dark spike blend.

Best For:

Natural Olive Sedge

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333BL #8-16.
  • Thread: 50D GSP White thread.
  • Rib: Small oval gold under shelback and small dubbing brush wire over shelback.
  • Abdomen: Light olive snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing.
  • Thorax: Rusty olive snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing.
  • Shellback: Olive stretchback.

Best For:

Olive Sedge

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333BL #8-16.
  • Thread: Sulky silver clear - get it at the craft store.
  • Rib: Sulkly silver pearl thread, binds down the shelback.
  • Abdomen: Pale olive green hares mask dubbing.
  • Thorax: Dark olive brown hares mask dubbing.
  • Markings: Dark gray marker.

Best For:

Riffle Drifter Perdigone - Green Papaya

short

slotted

A lighter weight perdigone for czech nymphing shallow riffles.

  • Hook: Hends BL 154 #10-16.
  • Bead: Hanak 3.5mm Slotted Metallic Olive.
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
  • Tail: Dyed yellow badger CDL.
  • Rib: x-sm gold wire.
  • Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl body chartruese, yellow and orange.
  • Thorax: darfk brown marking pen

Best For:

Riffle Drifter Perdigone - Olive

jig

slotted

A lighter weight perdigone for czech nymphing shallow riffles.

  • Hook: Hends BL 154 #10-16.
  • Bead: Hanak 3.5mm Slotted Metallic Olive.
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
  • Tail: Dyed olive badger CDL.
  • Rib: x-sm metallic green wire.
  • Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl body #34 dark olive under Hends body quill #70.
  • Thorax: Warm gray marker on Body Quill.

Best For:

Riffle Drifter Perdigone - UV Cream

nymph

round

A lighter weight perdigone for czech nymphing shallow riffles.

  • Hook: wetfly
  • Bead: Copper round tungsten
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
  • Tail: Ginger Coq De Leon.
  • Rib: x-sm copper wire.
  • Body: Hends Perdigone Pearl pale yellow BQ-02
  • Thorax: Several wraps of copper wire from rbbing procedure.

Best For:

Rusty Ru - Micro Glint

jig

slotted

Eveything is a rusty color at some time of the day. I use these in the morning following the previos days spinner fall.

  • Hook: Fullingmill Jig Force 10-18
  • Bead: Copper - slotted tungsten
  • Thread: 50D GSP, white. Veevus white for a brighter underbody.
  • Tail: Dark pardo Coq de Leon.
  • Body: Rusty micro-glint thread (Semper-Fli).
  • Thorax: Spectra #45

Best For:

Skinny Olive Sedge

czech

  • Hook: Hanak 333BL #8-16.
  • Thread: Sulky silver clear - get it at the craft store.
  • Rib: sily silver pearl thread.
  • Abdomen: Light olive hares mask dubbing.
  • Shellback: gray stretchback.
  • Markings: Dark gray marker.

Best For:

Spotted Green Sedge Softie

czech

round

  • Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
  • Bead: Round metallic brown tungsten.
  • Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #34
  • Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing caddis green #20.
  • Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled yellow Coq de Leon hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
  • Collar: Spectra #392

Best For:

Spotted Lt. Olive Sedge Softie

czech

round

  • Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
  • Bead: Round nickle tungsten.
  • Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #34
  • Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbin damsel olive #4d.
  • Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled tan brahma hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
  • Collar: Spectra #335

Best For:

Spotted Tan Sedge Softie

czech

round

  • Hook: Barbless Grub - Caddis
  • Bead: Round copper tungsten.
  • Rib: Hends perdigon pearl body #32
  • Abdomen: Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing tan #42.
  • Thorax: UV tracer squirrel dub natural fox squirrel #48f and speckled golden olive brahma hen saddle wound together in a dubbing loop.
  • Collar: Cinnamon flash dub, sparse

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