Micro Caddis

[scotfly]

This pattern is quick and easy to tie, robust and durable and amazingly effective? Can you ask for anymore!
Vary the colours to suit if you like, but I think you could tie it sky-blue pink and the fish would take it. It has an almost perfect profile in the water.

Instructions assume right-handed tyers.

HOOK ? TMC100 #20
THREAD ? Grey Gudebrod 10/0
BODY ? Hare Ear
WING ? Grey Goose

STEP 1
Attach the thread.




STEP 2
Dub it with a pinch of hare?s ear and wrap to form the body.




STEP 3
Prepare the wing by ?..

Giving a feather, here I?ve used grey Goose, a liberal coating of Floogloo, Featherweld, Flexament or similar and allow to dry.



Cut a strip from it approximately 11/2-2mm wide.



Fold it in half and cut the tip at an angle as shown.



Open it and you have a sedge wing.



STEP 4
Apply a spot of glue to the top of the body. It looks like I?ve used a huge amount here, but I haven?t.



STEP 5
Tie the wing in. Little pockets of air will form round the glue and underside of the wing, aiding flotation.



STEP 6
Trim the waste, whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.

[Wildfisher]

Now that is smart. Both simple and effective.

[east wind]

That looks the part, is their no need to further gink the wing?

EW

[scotfly]

That looks the part, is their no need to further gink the wing?

EW

I still "Dilly Wax" the whole fly. More a habbit/confidence thing I think.

[Wildfisher]

What type of glue is that anyway? "Featherweld" sounds like something that costs an arm and a leg from a tackle shop and probably about 50p / gallon if you buy it in B&Q   

[scotfly]

Featherweld (lureflash) and Floogloo (veniard) are waterproof flexible adhesives. I don't know what the non-flytying and almost certainly cheaper equivalent is.
http://www.lakelandflytying.com/2133/Glues/Floo_Glue.aspx

Flexament (umpqua) is a similar product, only more expensive and great for sniffing  :goog
http://www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Varnishes__Dyes_and_Waxes.html

[Wildfisher]

Got some glue that works a treat Bostik "Soft Plastics clear adhesive" welds the feather does not discolour  and it stays soft and flexible

Excellent.

[past caring]

Never mind all that Fred - what's it like to sniff? 

[shanksi]

Another great sbs.  Think I'll head up to GAC and sniff the glue tomorrow.

shanksi