Caddis Nymph

Caddis Nymph

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - UTC Woodduck

Body and Thorax - Light brown floss body; dark brown floss thorax

Legs - Guinea hen fibers

Antennae - Very fine peacock herl sword fibers

Substitute tying thread tapered to shape; thorax colored with brown marker

Substitute a stronger more durable material for the antennae

Reference

The American Fly Fisher Magazine - Summer 2013 Volume 39 Number 3

Fly-Fishing: Some New Arts and Mysteries - J C Mottram

Bossano's Stick Caddis

Bossano's Stick Caddis

Hook - Mustad S80-3906, S82-3806B

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Copper wire

Body/Case - Turkey, pheasant tail fibers

Head - Chartreuse foam strip

Melted Cased Caddis

Melted Cased Caddis

Hook - Mustad 3906B or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire (Optional)

Thread - Chartreuse and black

Case - Root beer pearl chenille or crystal chenille

Legs - Black hackle fibers

Head - Chartreuse and black thread

UV Resin

Tying Note

The chenille is tied on at the hook bend, then wrapped forward and tied off. Cut off thread.

 The chenille is then melted using a lighter or other flame to create the case. 

Reattach tying thread and finish the fly

Reference - YouTube video.

Trueblood's Caddis

Trueblood's Caddis

Hook - Straight or Curved shank

Weight - Lead free wire (Optional)

Thread - Black

Tail - Green floss or uni-stretch

Shellback - Pheasant tail

Ribbing - Silver wire

Body - Green floss or uni-stretch

Legs - Mallard, teal partridge fibers

Popular Fly Patterns - Terry Hellekson

Green Caddis

Green Caddis

Hook - Curved

Bead - Gold

Thread - Black

Body - Caddis Green Nymph Stretch Skin

Thorax - Fiery Black Sybai Fine Spectra Flash Dubbing

Buckskin Nymph

Buckskin Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906

Thread - Black

Body - Natural buckskin or synthetic equivalent

Tying Ideas

Add a tail

Add throat hackle

Add a wire rib

Add a tinsel flashback

Add a peacock herl/dubbing thorax

Tie it as a soft hackle

Tie it as a bead head

Color the buckskin with permanent markers

Be creative. Experiment.

George Bodmer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Bird's Caddis

Bird's Caddis

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Tag - Flat silver tinsel

Body - Floss, uni-stretch etc in your choice of colors

Thorax - Peacock herl

Peacock Caddis

Peacock Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Body - Peacock herl*

Wing - Deer, elk, caribou hair etc 

Hackle - Grizzly

* For durability, wrap the peacock herl around the tying thread to create a herl chenille and apply a coat of crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peacock herl forward.

Woodchuck Caddis

Woodchuck Caddis

Hook: Dry fly

Thread: Black

Body: Dubbing in your choice of color to match the caddis in your area

Wing: Woodchuck hairs

Hackle: Brown & grizzly mixed

Little Jewel

Little Jewel (Dubbed)

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval/round/flat silver tinsel

Body - Dubbing in your choice of color

Hackle - Brown hen

Thorax - Black dubbing

Little Jewel (Original chenille)

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Ribbing - Oval/round/flat silver tinsel

Body - Caddis green chenille

Hackle - Brown hen

Thorax - Black chenille

Periwinkle

Periwinkle

Hook - Mustad C068 or equivalent

Bead - Gunmetal rainbow glass bead

Thread - Olive

Ribbing -Black wire

Body - Tying thread

Thorax - Olive ice dubbing or equivalent

Reference: http://evergreentrout.org/Flies/Periwinkle.htm

Utah Killer Bug

Utah Killer Bug

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Weight - Lead free wire

Thread - Fluorescent pink

Body - Berroco Ultra Alpaca Yarn - Steel Cut Oats

Shop Vac

Shop Vac

Hook - Any curved style hook 

Bead - Brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Rib - Gold or copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Wing - White uni stretch

Poodle Sniffer

Poodle Sniffer 

Black Caddis Pupa

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Black pheasant tail

Ribbing - Chartreuse wire

Body - Black pheasant tail fibers

Thorax - Peacock herl

Originator - Bighorn Angler Head Guide David Palmer

Balloon Caddis

Balloon Caddis

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Tan

Body - Your choice of dubbing

Wing - Deer or elk hair

Thorax Cover - Yellow Close Cell Foam

Thorax - Your choice of dubbing

Theo's Danger Baby

Theo’s  Danger Baby

Hook - Straight or curved nymph/wet style

Thread - Black

Head - Brass or tungsten gold bead of appropriate size

Butt - Chartreuse flexi body, floss, uni stretch, thread etc

Body - Peacock herl

Wing - Antron, tan, green, red, or brown yarn

                

Body Glass Caddis

Body Glass Caddis

Hook - Straight or curved
Thread - Black
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Olive body glass or equivalent*
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Optional

*Equivalent = V rib, d rib, liqui lace, larva lace, swannundaze (if you still have it) etc.

Twisted Flashendipity

Twisted Flashendipity

Hook - Your favorite brand and style

Thread - Black or match the natural

Body - Your favorite color z-lon or equivalent and 1-2 strands of
krystal flash twisted into a rope and wrapped forward

Wing - White z-lon or equivalent

Head - Thread

This is a variation of the "Serendipity"

This is a very simple fly pattern and can be tied in any color you want. Be creative.

Breadcrust

Breadcrust

Hook - Mustad 3906, 3906B or equivalent, size 8-16 

Thread - Black 

Ribbing - Dark brown neck hackle stem and fine gold wire

Reverse wrap the body with fine gold wire after ribbing has been wrapped

Body - Orange yarn or dubbed synthetic fur

Hackle - Grizzly hen hackle

Popular Fly Patterns by Terry Hellekson.

There are many version of this fly and its recipe. This is just another method of tying it.

Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch Alternative

I found this tip while surfing on the world wide web, so its not my idea and lay no claims to it!

Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch comes spooled on the standard sized bobbins and costs about $1 for 30 yards.

The alternative I found during that surfing trip is a product called "Wooly Nylon" and costs about $3 for 1000 meter bobbins or $3 for 1093.61 yards (I'll let you do the math). "Woolly Nylon" is used in the garment industry for rolled hems and edges, ruffles, swimwear, aerobic wear, kids clothes, knits and lingerie.

This material works great for

Caddis Larva

Streamer Bodies

Soft Hackles

This material can be used for an under body filler to build up fatter fly bodies.

You can use your favorite marker and on the thread itself or after the body has been wrapped. The caddis larva was coated with an apple green Sharpie marker, followed by a coat of bug bond and the sally hansens

Not everybody is going to use this material or even use Uni-Stretch/Nylon-Stretch but at least there alternatives to use.

One more alternative is a tread called "Bulky Nylon" which is approximately the same as "Wooly Nylon" but slightly thinner. "Bulky Nylon" can be purchased at Joann Fabrics stores. This product also is 1000 meters long and comes in a rainbow of colors.

Wolly Nylon was bought on amazon.com

Thanks for looking