Downwing Caddis

1 month ago
14

from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them

Hook: #14 - 18 dry
Thread: tan, olive (light or natural), brown
Body: dubbing, color to match thread
Wing: deer, elk, badger, ground hog
Front hackle: dry color of choice sized to hook

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

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