Emerging Caddis Pupa

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Emerging Caddis Pupa

This pattern captures the explosive moment when a caddis pupa ascends through the water column and breaks through the surface film. A dubbed body with a soft hackle collar and a trailing Z-lon shuck create a fly that works in the film and just below it.

Sizes#12BodyGreen

Recipe

  • HookScud/emerger hook (TMC 2457) · Tiemco
  • BeadTungsten bead 2.5mm Gold
  • ThreadOlive tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
  • BodyCaddis green dubbing
  • RibGold wire small
  • WingNatural CDC, tied over
  • BodyBrown dubbing (thorax) · Hareline