Thumbing Through Some SBSs

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Steen’s Bullethead Stimi 2







This time with legs; shortened up the tail, too. Tyed here in skwala colors; not the olive green stuff that I've been using in the past but something closer to the ones I've been seeing, which is something like dirty motor oil (at least on the rivers I've found them on).



hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - UTC 140 brown olive
tail - deer hair dyed dun
rib - x-small wire gold
body - dubbing brown
body hackle - barred rusty dun (undersize by 2)
wing/head - deer hair dyed dun
legs - Hedron Perfect Rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange

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Simple Foam Caddis



Was going to call it the PetroChemicalByproduct Caddis but PCB is probably not a good name choice. Size up one and this would work as a passable Spruce Moth.

hook - Dai Riki 305 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
body/head - 1mm foam tan
wing - Congo Hair tan
thorax - dubbing tan (optional - helps the hackle lay better)
hackle - barred cream


mash barb, start thread; cover shank and return to eye




tie in foam strip (1/2 gap width) forward over eye




brush shank with Super Glue, fold back/create head; tie down, wrap to bend






wrap body, tie off/trim




tie in a hank of CH; crosswrap






tie in hackle, sweeping wing back




dub thread/dub thorax






wrap hackle; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN




trim hackle underneath/trim wing

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Nyman's DOA Cripple







For when the PMDs start coming off. No need making things more complicated than they have to be; here's a video if you need help.


hook - Dai Riki 305 #14 (same shank as a 320 #16 with wider gap; I will miss these hooks when the supply runs out)
thread - MFC 8/0 cream
shuck - Congo Hair brown
body - dubbing yellow
wing - Congo Hair baitfish tan
hackle - ginger

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Fluttering Foam White Miller (Carnage variation)



Should be coming off on the Firehole; if you miss them now come back in September.

hook - WFC Model 11 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 light olive
core - 8lb mono
body - 1mm foam moss green (sliced off a 2mm sheet; wish they made this in 1mm)
wing/waking post - Congo Hair white
hackle - barred cream

put a loop in one end of the mono




start thread at point above point




brush with Super Glue; tie in mono




hook loop onto gallows; tie in foam




brush mono with Super Glue; wrap foam up




brush again with Super Glue and wrap back down; tie off/trim, trim mono




take a hank of CH and put a loop in it




tie in with loop over the back, butts extending over the front




tie in hackle




wrap hackle, tie off/trim




pull CH butts up and set angle with thread dam




half hitch x 2, SHHAN




trim wing (even with body)/post




trim out hackle underneath

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Cheech's Skate Bait Caddis







Tied here as a White Miller; change color/size to suit your needs. Here's the video for the tying sequence



hook - WFC Model 11 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 cream
sac - Danville Flat Wax chartreuse
rib - x-small wire chartreuse
body - Zelon Dubbing White Miller
legs - partridge
wing - Congo Hair white
post - 2mm foam lemon ice

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Delektable Twisted Sister (variation)



Notional tying sequence, came out something like the original with a few changes; swapped out the calftail overwing for synthetic because that stuff is a bitch to fold properly and I hate having to judge the length to get it to match the wing properly. Tied in these colors for stupid cutts; change to suit your needs.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #8
thread - UTC 140 Fluoro Orange
tail - deer hair bleached
rib - x-small wire copper
body - 1mm foam orange
body hackle - grizzly dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water; undersize by 2)
wing - deer hair bleached
legs - medium rubber brown
head - 1mm foam orange
overwing - Congo Hair white


mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to bend




clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of deer hair; tie in/trim/cover with thread wraps






tie in rib




tie in foam strip




move thread forward to eye; tie in CG facing forward over eye




wrap foam forward to 2/3 mark; tie off/trim




tie in hackle at 2/3 mark; palmer rearward to tail






capture tip of hackle with wire; continue rib thru hackle, helicopter end/cover with thread, trim hackle tip




clean, stack, measure (tips to tail) another clump of deer hair; trim to length/tie in






tie foam back in at eye, wrap back to 2/3 mark; tie off/trim






pull CH rearward over top of head; tie down






tie in legs




whip finish, SHHAN, trim overwing, trim legs

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Delektable Munchkin (variation)



Again, notional tying sequence, but looking at pics on the interweb it's not too hard to figure out; change colors to suit your needs.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #14
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
shuck - Congo Hair brown
rib - x-small wire silver
abdomen - holo tinsel purple
thorax - Ice Dub black peacock
head - dubbing Hare's Ear
underwing - deer hair
legs - medium rubber brown
wing - Congo Hair white
overwing - 1mm foam white


mash barb, start thread at 1/2 mark





tie in CH and rib; wrap to bend and back





tie in tinsel, wrap to shuck and back; tie off/trim






counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread; trim shuck (shank length)




tie in foam strip over eye




repeat with CH




dub thread/dub thorax






clean a clump of deer hair; trim butts, measure (halfway down the abdomen), tie in






dub head






pull wing to the rear, over the head and tie down




repeat with the foam




tie in legs (feel free to dub these wraps, as seen on tv; seems like a waste of time to me)




whip finish, SHHAN, trim legs, wing and overwing

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Cheech's Ice Wing Caddis







Kind of a Streaking Caddis gone to seed; in these colors it should work for the hydropsyche emergence. Here's the vid if you're interested




hook - WFC Model 11 #16
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
underbody - opal tinsel medium
abdomen - micro tubing tan
underwing/thorax - Ice Dub golden brown
wing - deer hair (loop dubbed)

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Ice Wing Beetle



Found an unattributed pic on the interweb; swapped out the Krystal Flash underwing for Ice Dub (since it looked nice on the caddis) and added some rubber legs because they go so well with foam (if you skip the legs, oversize the hackle). On anything #12 or smaller, I'd switch to 1mm foam.

hook - Dai Riki 135 #8
thread - UTC 140 rusty brown
rib - tying thread
body/shellback/head - 2mm foam tan
underwing - Ice Dub pheasant tail
wing - deer hair
legs - medium rubber brown (optional)
hackle - ginger

poke a hole in the foam




mash barb, slide foam onto hook, start thread, wrap halfway down bend




move foam back to thread, tie down






brush shank with Super Glue, move thread up; tie down foam creating 1st segment




repeat




when you reach the 3/4 mark, tie off/trim foam




pull foam forward over hook; tie down, wrap to eye






tie in some Ice Dub, fold back/trim (even with bend)






clean, stack, measure (hook length) a clump of deer hair, trim butts/tie in; add some legs






tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN






trim head/legs

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Deepwoods Carnage Dun







Spotting white wings in tree-lined pocketwater tunnels has become problematic so I switched to something a bit more visible. Using furniture markers on the orange foam has given me some ideas for the big bug hatch.

hook - WFC Model 11 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 orange
core - 8lb mono
tail - moose body hair bleached
body/head - 1mm foam orange colored with furniture marker pen (oak, I think)
wing - Parapost yarn (hot orange)
hackle - grizzly dyed march brown


Ambulatory variation







hook - WFC Model 11 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 orange
core - 8lb mono
tail - moose body hair bleached
body/head - 1mm foam orange colored with furniture marker pen (oak, I think)
wing - Parapost yarn (hot orange)
legs - medium rubber brown
hackle - grizzly dyed hot orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)

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Pena Zhuk II



Drawing more terrestrial inspiration from Russia. Tied using materials within easy reach; change color/size to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 135 #8
thread - UTC 140 cream/Danville 6/0 brown
body - Ice Dub golden brown
shellback - 2mm foam tan
legs/wing - deer hair
head - dubbing brown
skullcap - 1mm foam brown


mash barb/start thread at 3/4 mark; wrap to bend




stretch end of foam (gap width), cut to taper; brush shank with Super Glue, tie in






dub thread/dub body to 3/4 mark






pull foam forward; tie down/trim, cover with thread








clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of deer hair; trim butts, tie in, allowing deer hair to circle body (if it doesn't do the full 360, add some more where necessary)






thread swap (optional but cuts down on buildup)




tie in foam strip (gap width) over eye




dub head back to 3/4 mark






pull foam to rear; tie down




whip finish, SHHAN, trim foam