This Caddis pattern was created from the dubbing brushes so popular now for Cz Nymphs. Now of course, the same look is attainable without a ‘brush’. The brushes come in sets and each end of the brush is the darker thorax part. The only small annoyance I have noted is you have to know how far up on the lighter colored fur of the brush to go for a tie in point. Then if you wrap forward correctly you reach the darker dubbing just as you wrap the thorax portion. I have not perfected this quite yet and of course it is no biggy. Mostly, I still dub one portion at a time. But, these are nice and premade, if not a bit defeating of the purpose of employing the various skills of tying. Oh well, synthetics could be viewed the same way in lieu of natural components. These same brushes are available via flytyingspecialties.com (Steve Korbay) and Siman Ltd. (Jan Siman). Eventually, Korbay advises he will soon carry the device that spins the dubbing brushes on thin wire. They are a bit expensive but can be viewed on Siman’s site. Those crafty ones amongst you could replicate it I am sure.     

This pattern, although a Caddis, could be a dandy little mayfly nymph with a tail of mallard, teal or whatever.