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Sid Neff Hairwing Caddis
Tied by Bob Gartner |
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Wing: Brown/grey deer hair or shades to match the natural
Hook: Dry fly hook #12-20
Body: Dubbing mixture to match natural
Thread: Usually brown
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| Tying Instructions |
The Sid Neff Hairwing Caddis is basically an Elk Hair Caddis without the hackle
wound around the body. This pattern is from The Caddis And The Angler by Eric
Leiser and Larry Solomon (pages 120-21). If you wind a hackle in front of the hairwing, the fly becomes a Solomon Caddis. This is a simple tie
using dubbing and deerhair. It sits flush in the water and is effective on
slower flows and difficult trout. You can change the colors of the dubbing and
deerhair to match the naturals in your area. For this swap, I used black
dubbing, brown wing, size 14 hook.
Sid Neff lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where he owns a book binding business. At one time he was the art director for Trout
Magazine. His flies were carried in the old Leonard Rod Company Catalogs as the
Sid Neff Caddis Selection. Here is the advertising copy from the 1976 catalog
(back when you could buy a Leonard Duracane for $220 and their top of the line
models for $350):"The Sid Neff Caddis Selection represents the most common of
the various species of Caddis flies. The larger ones are usually more effective
in the spring, while the smaller ones produce throughout the summer and fall
months. The Deer Hairwings offer great floatability. Try them! They work!" The
dozen flies in the selection sold for $10.50.
Tying Instructions:
- Spiral some thread onto the hook terminating at the bend.
- Dub a proper amount of fur for the size fly you are tying onto the thread.
- Wind dubbing forward terminating about 3/16 of an inch from the eye of the
hook.
- Clip a section of deer hair (about 20 fibers), even the tips with a stacker,
and measure them along the shank so they extend past the bend one-half
again the length of the hook shank.
- Tie in the deer hair fibers and clip the excess butts. The deer hair should
flare upwards off the shank of the hook very slightly.
- Finish wrapping thread around the head, whip finish and add a drop of head
cement.
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| Fishing Tips |
| Note: You can finish the head by wrapping thread over the clipped butts or by
wrapping in front of the butts like the Elk Hair Caddis. I tied them both ways
for this swap. |
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