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The Material List
Any heavy Caddis Pupae hook, here I use TMC 2457
Vinyl rib small olive color
Pearl sheet
Pheasant Tail fiber
Goose Biot
Peacock herl
Dubbing
Diamond UV resin – fine
3M surgical tape, lead wire and marker
Step by step tying instructions:
Prepare the hook
Wind in some lead wire, use surgical tape to create taper body
Cut a pcs of pearl sheet ( you can get it from book store ), tie it down
Tie down the olive vinyl rib
Put in your dubbing, you may use olive, brown, tan or any desire dubbing to match the hatch )
Fold over the pearl sheet
Wind in the vinyl rib, tie down
Trim the vinyl rib, fold the pearl sheet over
Tie i a pair of goose biot
Tie in 2 pairs of Pheasant tail fibers, both at the side
Fold the pheasant tail fibers to create as wing case
Tie in another pair pheasant tail fibers as the antenna
Wind in some peacock herl fibers
Fold the shorter fiber ( legs ) back, tie down and fold the pearl sheet over, tie down
Bring the 2 antenna over, tie down, whip finish
Color the thorax with marker… drop a small drop of Diamond UV resin
Dry the UV resin with UV torch…
Done…
Cheers and happy tying
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