In this week’s choice, Savage Flies rejuvenates the renowned Adams by integrating Jungle Dick plumes, mixing custom with premium visual appeals. Technical accuracy continues with Davie McPhail’s Cased Caddis, which uses drop beads for sensible profiles and weighted balance, vital for mid-column success. On The Other Hand, McFly Angler deals with the questionable Squirmy Worm, a devastatingly reliable pattern that challenges tyers to master an infamously picky product. Lastly, the Panfish Wiggler by Dressed Irons concentrates on motion and vibration, ideal for the warming shallows.
Jungle Dick Adams
Hook: Basic dry fly (size 12– 14)
Thread: Gray 8/0 or 70 denier
Tail: Blended brown and grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Gray muskrat or artificial dry fly dubbing
Wings: Grizzly hackle ideas
Hackle: One brown and one grizzly neck plume
Cheeks: 2 matched Jungle Dick nails
Drop Beaded Cased Caddis (Grannom)
Hook: Fulling Mill 5065 or comparable heavyweight grub hook, size 12
Bead: 3.5 mm Silver Tungsten Bead
Thread: Black Uni Thread 8/0
Rib: 0.15 mm Clear Monofilament
Case: A mix of Hare’s Ear, Squirrel dubbing, and a touch of UV Ice Dub
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Legs: English Partridge hackle plumes
Adhesive: Clear Varnish or UV Resin
The Squirmy Worm
Hook: Increased Barbless Shrimp/Caddis 9457 (size 10)
Thread: Veevus 140 Power Thread (red)
Body: Squirmy Worm Product
Weight: Lead Free Wire (0.015 )
Bead: Risen Brass Bead (Hot Pink/4mm)
Dubbing: Hareline Dubbing (red/black)
Flex Resin: Solarez Flex Solution
Thin Resin: Solarez Ultra Thin
Panfish Wiggler
Hook: Mustad 3366 or 3906B, size 10
Thread: 6/0 Black Uni-thread
Tail: Brown Hen Hackle fibers
Body: Medium Yellow Chenille
Rib: Little Copper Wire
Hackle: Brown Hen Cape or soft rooster hackle