Posts Tagged ‘sedge’
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{{+1}}Claret caddis{{-1}}
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Any time there are caddis on the wing this fly is worth a swim in the middle position of a team of three loch flies. One of the most important things to remember when tying this fly is not to overdress it ... make sure you can see a gap between the two wings even when the rabbit fur is dry and fluffed out.{{end}}
Last Updated: August 3, 2018
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Categories: Flies, Loch flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, Trout flies
Tags: Caddis, sedge, Streamers 
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{{+1}}Half-dunk{{-1}}
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This is one of the flies that I have tied for an impending trip to N.Ireland to fish in the 2018 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships. My research shows that there can be Autumn hatches of caddis and occasionally olives and midge. Those sort of hatches often occur in relatively shallow water and often the fish are taking the emergers just as they are trying to break away from the surface.
This is what I came up with.
It's the wing half of a elk hair caddis or a Sedgehog type fly (hence the "Half") married into the body of a Dunkeld (giving me the "dunk")... anyway it deserved a name.
Materials
| Hook | Thread | Tail | Rib | Body | Hackle | Wing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiemco 3769 #10) | Danvilles 70 denier in red | Yellow hackle fibres | Uni soft wire #33 Sm in gold | 50/50 Hends spectra #35 & orange seals fur | Orange | Natural deer hair |
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