albannachxcuileag Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well I bought the stuff so I suppose I had better do something with it! This is a very simple Caddis pattern and is not restricted to Zelon or to the colouration used but as I had a nice Ginger cape I thought I had better use it as well. Materials:- Hook - Grip 14723BL Size 12 Thread - Olive UTC 140 Denier Rib - UTC Hot Yellow Brassie size Dubbing - Mix of Olive and Dirty Olive Seal's Fur Wing - Ginger Zelon Hackle - Ginger Cock Assuming right handed tying for this one Mount your hook in your vice Run your thread from eye to bend Tie in the ribbing wire bearing in mind Tango's advice to keep it on top of the hook to keep the abdomen slim Dub your Seal's fur mix on to the thread - not too much Wrap the dubbing to a point behind the eye - not too close! Follow this with the ribbing wire and tie in at the same point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albannachxcuileag Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Wriggle and twist the wire to break it off Take a strand of Zelon as it comes and double this over and secure with a couple of turns just back from the eye Fold this over and secure well , trimming the wing to length Tie in your hackle Form about 3 to 4 wraps and tie in removing the excess hackle Whip finish and your Zelon Caddis is completed after you add a touch of varnish to the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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