Hook: Dai-Riki 305 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Body: Hareline Hare’s Ear Chocolate Dubbin
Wing: Hareline Premium Deer, Yellow/Brown foam
Today was balloon caddis time: 10 flies in size #12 with different foam colors. Will continue on the row with the same in size #18 and then tie up some with green body, then white body with white wing.
Single hook: Dai-Riki 899 #1/0
Double hook: Kamasan B280 #6
Tag: Lagartun French Tinsel
Tail: Golden Pheasant
Body: Red/Black UNI Floss, Lagartun French Tinsel
Wing: Yellow & Red Templedog, Yellow Flash, Black Templedog, Silver Flash
Sides: JC
As I’ve noted before: I try to tie up a pattern in different colors, or, as in this case: different types to see how they come together. Today it was a repetition of the comet from the other day. I really like this pattern and the double will see some smaller variants down to #12 for trout.
Tag: Lagartun French Tinsel
Tail: Golden Pheasant
Body: Red/Black UNI Floss, Lagartun French Tinsel
Wing: Yellow & Red Templedog, Yellow Flash, Black Templedog, Silver Flash
Sides: JC
Cone: FutureFly
Got this pattern from Davie McPhail over on youtube and this is the first attempt, will try it out on some #4 double hooks later on.
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