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

Improved Chaos Hopper

Improved Chaos Hopper

Hook - TFS 2302 or equivalent, size 10-14

Thread - Brown or wood duck

Foam - 2mm cocoa/tan foam

Wing - Tan Crinkled Z-Lon/antron yarn etc.

Legs - Rubber legs in tan, yellow or green, knotted

Post - 2mm Yellow foam or white foam cylinder

Gartside Gurgler

Gartside Gurgler

Hook: Fresh or saltwater hook

Thread: White 3/0 or Monocord

Tail: Very sparse bucktail or marabou plumes overlaid with five or six strands of pearl Glimmer or Krystal Flash

Body: White closed-cell foam, with five evenly-spaced segments. Foam should be 1/2"-5/8" wide for most flies. Use foam at least 1/8" thick.

Rib: White or Grizzly saddle hackle palmered between segments

Carapace or Shell: Closed-cell foam pulled over body and secured just behind eye. Trim foam leaving an excess of about 1/2" protruding beyond eye.

                                  Reference: Jack Gartside Gurgler

Juracek Emerger

Juracek Emerger

Hook: Dry style

Thread: Black/Brown

Tail: Mallard flank

Body/Thorax: Dubbing

Wingcase: Gray foam

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

Griffith's Gnat & Variations

Grifith's Gnat

Hook - Tiemco 101

Thread - Black

Hackle - Grizzly

Body - Peacock herl

Variations of the Original

Black Peacock Herl

BWO Peacock Herl

Dark Tan Peacock Herl

Gold Peacock Herl

Insect Green Peacock Herl

Muskrat Gray Peacock Herl

Purple Peacock Herl

Tan Foam

Bleached and Dyed Peacock Herl

Note: there are many more variations that can be tied by using different color hackle, dubbed bodies, foam, tinsel bodies, thread bodies, adding tails and highly visible wing posts etc.

Be creative. Experiment

Airhead

Airhead

Hook - Bass

Thread - Yellow

Body - Dubbing of your choice

Wing - Deer, elk etc.

Head - Foam strips tied bullethead style

Fire Tiger Bass Popper

Puterbaugh Foam Caddis (October Orange)

Puterbaugh Foam Caddis

Hook - Dry fly style
Thread - Black
Body - Foam strip in your favorite caddis color
Wing - Deer or elk hair
Hackle - Brown or your choice of color

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