Bubble Caddis
Hook: Dry Fly Sizes #12-#16.
Body: Ginger Caddis dubbing.
This was one of my top flies the
past couple of years. It tends to work really well for finicky trout when they
are on Caddis Emergers.
To tie this fly start your thread
behind the eye. Make securing wraps and cut
off the butt end. Wrap your thread along
the hook shank down to the bend of the hook.
Dub a noodle of your Ginger Caddis dubbing. (You can use your preferred caddis dubbing
for this fly.) Dub the body of the fly 2/3ds
up the hook shank towards the eye of the hook.
You are now going to affix your Elk Hair wing to the fly, similar to any
other Elk Hair Caddis pattern. When
affixing the wing you want to trim the butt end of the wing closely. You will
cover the butt ends of the fly with your tying thread. The wing should lay flat along the body of
the fly.
Next, prepare a strip of Closed Cell
Foam for your Wing case. I use a 2mm sheet. Cut a strip of foam no wider than the gap of
your hook (approximately 2-3 mm in width).
Trim it to a point on one end. You will tie the foam in by the trimmed
tip with the rest extending beyond the eye of the hook. Wind your thread forward toward the eye of
the hook with securing wraps. When you
get to the eye, create another dubbing noodle with your dubbing. Dub the thorax of the fly. After dubbing the thorax, bring your thread
back down to the wing tie in point. Now fold
your Foam/Wing case rearward and secure it with wraps of your thread. Whip finish your fly at this location. Apply some head cement to your thread if you
desire. Finally, trim your foam so that it is approximately
half the sized of your wing case.
Dave McPhail has a great 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 pdinice@frontier.com .
