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Thin Skin Caddis Pupa, King’s

Thin Skin Caddis Pupa, King’s

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Thin Skin Caddis Pupa, King’s

  • Fly Type Nymphs, Wet Flies
  • Source Umpqua Feather Merchants
  • Target Species Trout
  • Wing Thin skin mottled trimmed to shape
  • Thread Olive 6/0
  • Body Mottled thin skin for the shell back
  • Rib 2lb mono twisted with ostrich herl
  • Underody Super bright dubbing color to match
  • Thorax Peacock herl
  • Legs Brown or tan CDC sparse
Instructions

To start, wind the thread back around the bend and tie in a 1/8" piece of thin skin. For an easy tie in point cut the one end of the thin skin to a fine point. Once the thin skin is on, tie in 3-4" piece of 2lb mono for the rib along with one white ostrich herl (one side stripped). Next, dub a caddis shaped body fairly close to the hook eye; pull the thin skin over top.

To rib the body, twist the mono and ostrich together and evenly segment the body. To make the wing buds take a piece of thin skin about 1/4" wide and 1" long and fold it over, cut the appropriate shape making sure to leave the center attached for the tie in. Next, tie in a CDC feather for the legs and make a wrap or two. To finish make few wraps of peacock herl for the head. Whip finish and head cement.

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