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| 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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