Fly Tying: Seems fitting on the 4th of July and Independence Day to show the Sparkler Caddis Pupa pattern (size 14). The UV Ice Dubbing lends that festive, sparkle to the pattern at the thorax region. The abdomen is green silk, but could be any slightly wrapped material. A starling barred ginger saddle hackle comprises the wing along with one strand of orange Krystal flash, all behind the brass bead.
SwittersB & Exploring 
I have been looking at these ‘fly’s (?) of yours for some time. And to me they are works of art. But I have to wonder, do the fish really appreciate them?
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Simple, excellent question…complicated, possible answer(s): Fly tying is practical and/or artistic and/or part reality based/impressionistic based. Simple to flashy many of the fly tier’s creations take fish. Often the presentation of the fly to the fish is equally or more important than a precise pattern to fool/entice the fish. That particular pattern has motion and flash because of the materials suggesting life, gas bubble (sometimes part of emerging patterns) and contrast. It has caught plenty of fish in various combinations of similar materials and colors from drab to flashy. Now you are really confused!
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Nice fly man! Love the UV Dubbing!
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Thanks…much appreciated
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Great looking pattern
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Nice !!!…but now my eyes are dilated 🙂
PT/TB
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From the photo the hackle appears mottle, unlike starling. Am I missing something?
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You know Rex, the macro shows it mottled for sure, but I have a speckled, at most, small cape of what I take to be Starling. Not Partridge or Hen. So you are not missing anything with what you see, but I rarely use Partridge Hackle for smaller flies. Almost always Starling. I will see if I see this more with the Macro lens……Thanks Rex
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Rex, I delved into the bags of materials and I did use a softer barred ginger saddle hackle. I took photos of this fly and one other (with Starling) Thanks for catching this!!!
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