Beaded Caddis Nymph Beadhead Freshwater Hook : Standard dry fly hook 12 - 16. Thread : Coffee colored 8/0 Guidebrod or Uni. Body : 4 green seed beads. Thorax : Grizzly saddle hackle. Wing : Stacked deer body hair.
Tying Instructions 1) Flatten barb and slide four seed bead onto hook shank, place hook in vise and start thread at bend. 2) Make a large enough thread bump to stop the beads from sliding down bend. 3) Push a bead against the thread bump and wrap thread in front of it a couple of times. 4) Repeat this process till all beads are secure. 5) Tie in a grizzly saddle hackle by the tip and make 6-10 tight wraps around the shank. 6) Trim off extra and set aside for next fly. 7) Clean and stack a clump of deer body hair and tie in on top of the shank behind eye 8) of the hook, make several tight wraps to flare the hair. 9) Trim the butts at a angle to form the head of the fly. This basically the same process used to tie a CDC and elk fly. 10) Wrap head below trimmed butts and whip finish and cement.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes Fish in moderate flow conditions or in still waters leader will need to be greased. This fly is mainly for trout species, but works well for warmwater species that eat lots of insects.
Location Notes
Prey Notes Imitates adult caddis fly trapped in the surface film or a female laying eggs.
Tier Robert Morger

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