Sunday 11 September 2011

Foamular of Foam Caddis Pupae

Foam Caddis Pupae 
Material:

Abdomen - 2mm thick close cell foam
Abdomen hair - Ostrich Palm fiber
Leg and Wing Case - Pheasant Tail fiber
Thorax - 2mm thick close cell foam
Head and eye - foam eye profile with Loon Hard Head
Belly - Dubbing
Lead and markers

Step by step tying instructions:

Put in a 2cm length of lead wire

Hook through the foam and tie in the Ostrich Palm fiber

Tie down the lower portion of foam

Tie down the top portion of foam together with the Ostrich Palm fiber

Tie down the foam tight after complete the top portion of foam

Tie in about 8 pcs of Pheasant tail fiber at both side

Tie in another pcs of foam for the thorax

dub in some dubbing to fold the legs backward, fold the Pheasant Tail fiber and tie down

Fold down the foam and tie down tight

Bring a pair of Pheasant tail fiber through the foam and tie down

Fold over the foam to form the head, tie in figure 8 to form the eye profile

Trim the foam. Tie in another Ostrich Palm fiber at the neck and roll over 3 times, tie down the fiber

Colour the fly with desire markers.

Foam Caddis Pupae is ready












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