Today’s Tying Tuesday is everything about simpleness. These patterns need no unique connecting abilities and take simply a couple of minutes to develop. We kick things off with a cool cased-caddis replica from Cheech at Fly Fish Food. I’m uncertain what he indicates by “feelers” (legs?), however you incorporate the long dubbing fibers similar to a tail. Next up is a traditional Appalachian Palmer Fly,” from Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies. All that palmered hackle indicates that the pattern will drift like a cork in the toppling mountain streams, and it will suspend a good size nymph, also. Lastly, Tyler from AvidMax uses a simple midget replica that squashes on tailwaters.
Cased Caddis Jig
Hook: Barbless black nickel hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5140), size 14.
Bead: Black slotted tungsten bead, 3.2 mm.
Thread: Fluorescent green, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Tail (feelers?): Black Eco Warrior Dub.
Body: Combined Eco Warrior Dub (black, rust, olive, pepperbox, and hare’s ear), cut.
Underbody: Connecting thread
Thread color: Black Sharpie.
Tools: Calling try.
Smoky Mountain Palmer ( Orange)
Hook: 1X-long dry-fly hook, sizes 12-16.
Thread: Rusty orange (or brown or black), 8/0 or 70-denier.
Tail: Golden pheasant tippets.
Hackle: Grizzly and brown, palmered.
Body: Orange yarn.
Head: Connecting thread.
Adhesive: Head cement.
Holo Midget
Hook: 2X-short curved nymph hook (here, a Tiemco 2488), sizes 16-22.
Bead: Black tungsten bead, 5/64-inch.
Thread: Black, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Rib: Semperfli Bright Silver Wire, 2mm.
Underbody: Connecting thread.
Body: Opal Mirage Flashabou.
Wing: Fluorescent white Antron Yarn.
Head: Connecting thread.
