Nuclear Caddis
Hook: Size #14 Hanak 333BL or favorite curved nymph
hook.
Bead: Chartreuse Tungsten bead size 7/64’ (3.0mm).
Tying Thread: UTC Ultra thread 70 Denier – Fl. Orange .
Body: Synthetic quill in Fluorescent Orange, coated with UV Resin.
Wing Case: Waspi Thin Skin in brown, tan, or black .
Thorax/Collar: Hareline Peacock Black Ice Dubbing.
This fly is a beacon in the water. The entire fly is a ‘hot spot’. I recently fished it in tandem with a buggy and more natural looking nymph. In doing so I caught my first trout of 2020 on this fly. For the first time I used an artificial quill. It creates a very nice segmented body. Most fly shops & suppliers carry 2 or 3 different types of quills. Coated with UV Resin, it’s indestructible.
To tie this fly, begin by placing your bead on your hook. Please note that there are many new competition style hooks out there. Sometimes the curve and actual hook size differ. Even with beads, size and weight can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Just match the bead and hook to reflect how fast and deep you want the fly to sink. Next, start you hook behind the eye and create a tapered body from the bend of the hook to behind the eye. Bring your thread back to the bend of the hook and tie in your synthetic quill. Bring the thread back up behind the bead. With hackle pliers, palmer your quill forward creating a segmented body. Leave some room for your wing case and thorax/collar. Tie it off and cut off the tag end. Coat the body with your preferred UV resin and cure it with your light. Next, tie in your thin skin wing case. Fold it back. Now dub in your collar of Hareline Peacock Black Ice Dub. Fold the wing case forward and tie it off behind the bead. Apply a drop of UV resin on your wing case. Cure it with your light and your done.
Fly Fisherman and Tier, Raymond Collette, has a great instructional video on how to tie this fly below:
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of the Month I can be reached at 203 305-3850 or at pdinice@frontier.com .
Bead: Chartreuse Tungsten bead size 7/64’ (3.0mm).
Tying Thread: UTC Ultra thread 70 Denier – Fl. Orange .
Body: Synthetic quill in Fluorescent Orange, coated with UV Resin.
Wing Case: Waspi Thin Skin in brown, tan, or black .
Thorax/Collar: Hareline Peacock Black Ice Dubbing.
This fly is a beacon in the water. The entire fly is a ‘hot spot’. I recently fished it in tandem with a buggy and more natural looking nymph. In doing so I caught my first trout of 2020 on this fly. For the first time I used an artificial quill. It creates a very nice segmented body. Most fly shops & suppliers carry 2 or 3 different types of quills. Coated with UV Resin, it’s indestructible.
To tie this fly, begin by placing your bead on your hook. Please note that there are many new competition style hooks out there. Sometimes the curve and actual hook size differ. Even with beads, size and weight can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Just match the bead and hook to reflect how fast and deep you want the fly to sink. Next, start you hook behind the eye and create a tapered body from the bend of the hook to behind the eye. Bring your thread back to the bend of the hook and tie in your synthetic quill. Bring the thread back up behind the bead. With hackle pliers, palmer your quill forward creating a segmented body. Leave some room for your wing case and thorax/collar. Tie it off and cut off the tag end. Coat the body with your preferred UV resin and cure it with your light. Next, tie in your thin skin wing case. Fold it back. Now dub in your collar of Hareline Peacock Black Ice Dub. Fold the wing case forward and tie it off behind the bead. Apply a drop of UV resin on your wing case. Cure it with your light and your done.
Fly Fisherman and Tier, Raymond Collette, has a great instructional video on how to tie this fly below:
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of the Month I can be reached at 203 305-3850 or at pdinice@frontier.com .
