This is a very simple Bead Head (BH) Caddis Pupa pattern to tie and quite effective tumbled through a riffle. It has had some success on lakes, but less so. The green sparkle braid gives a nice translucent look to the abdomen. I have used the bright green and the tan with good success. A small piece of braid tied in and burned off at the end…a small noodle of dubbing spun onto the thread and then wrapped one to two times behind a tungsten bead. The hook this time is a size 16 curved shank pupa hook. This is a perfect beginner’s pattern for Caddis Pupa.
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Could you give me a link to this specific green sparkle braid material? Thank you in advance! This pattern looks awesome! I bet it would work perfectly here as well! Thanks again!
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These two links give you an idea. I am not sure who you regularly order materials from but I have to imagine they have this. There is regular size sparkle braid which is maybe as thick as a pipe cleaner and smaller stuff. I used the regular sized. Some vendors carry a braid that is flat, like diamond braid and you don’t want that. If you run into a total road block let me know and I will get it for you and mail it.
http://www.wapsifly.com/pdffiles/wap/page%2054.pdf
http://www.slideinn.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=28_83&products_id=545
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Thank you so much! Looking forward to tying this fly! It looks so great !
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Let me know if you have difficulties finding the materials.
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