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DHA Tape Wing Caddis

DHA Tape Wing Caddis
This is a pattern which came from the idea of DHA Sedge
 
Material:
Abdomen – Deer hair and Turkey Biot
Wings – CDC and Tape Wing
Legs – Deer Hair Fiber
Antenna – Deer Hair Fiber
Dubbing
Step by step tying instructions:
Prepare the lining on the hook
Tie down the deer hair and keep about 10mm fiber tips 1/4 from hook eye
Apply same technique like DHA Sedge, roll the deer hair to the hook to create the abdomen. tie down and trim the extra
Tie in a Turkey biot and roll the biot to continue the abdomen
Tie in the CDC
Apply the dubbing
Fold back the deer hair fiber as legs but keep 2 fiber as the antenna
Tie in the tape wing
Whip finish and the fly is ready

View from below…

A Very important tips for tying the DHA series of flies… always apply some flexement to the deer hair abdomen to sealed the air in the ‘Bamboo’ structure of the hair… this will make the deer hair float better and also more water resistant…

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