Got the idea for this from one of the most painful tying videos I've watched Guy's got skills (although looking at that thumbnail he's not too handy with a hammer), but he could have used help from someone who knows how to edit; 21:32 is way too long. Anyway, I suck at dubbing so I switched that up and skipped some of the underwing accessories. Haven't used this for caddis yet (next summer), but I've tied it in basic black/dark brown for early stonefly emergence and it's worked well, although it was a cast-iron b.tch to see in flat-light conditions in Feb-Mar. hook - Dai Riki 305 #16 thread - Uni 8/0 tan body - CDC tan underwing - CDC tan wing - Biots tan hackle - Barred Cream Mash barb and start thread at 75% point on shank tie in cdc feather twist cdc feather and wrap body (just like CDC & Elk) continue wrapping cdc feather, sweeping barbs back (just like CDC & Elk) brush back any trapped fibers and trim on bottom pull off 2 biots trim fat ends at an angle and tie in biots on either side of body prep hackle feather (again a nod to Charlie Collins; loved his barred cream) tie in (make sure you have a smooth thread base for the hackle) wrap hackle forward, tie off and brush with Sally; you can leave the hackle bushy or trim out the bottom from the front top and bottom Tied this for hydropsyche, change colors as you see fit Regards, Scott
