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Avery Kate Kaddis
Tied by Lars Arned |
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Thread: Brown
Thorax: Dark Tan
Wing: Female Mallard breast feather
Bead: Silver
Hook: Wet fly 10-18
Hackle: Woodcock
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| Tying Instructions |
- Bead on the hook.
- Cover the 2/3 of the shank with thread.
- Dub the thorax, make it a little tapered, whip finish.
- Push the bead backwards over the whip finish until it reaches the dubbing.
- Tie in the thread on the other side of the bead and cover the rest of the
shank. Build up with thread wraps at the bead so it will stay in place.
- Tie in the the hackle 2-4 turns and strike it down with wet fingers, so it
stays in place.
- Take the wingfeather, take away the soft parts at the base. The feather
shall be aprox. 10 mm longer than the hook. Tie it in with 2-3 loose turns.
- Pull the feather forward until the tip of the feather reaches the back of the
hook. Fasten the feather with a couple of hard turns and whip finish.
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| Fishing Tips |
The Avery Kate Kaddis is named after one of our caddisfreak's (Byard's)
daughter, she picked my name from the hat when there was a dropout in the swap.
The Kate Kaddis is a diving egglaying caddis. A lot of caddis species lay their eggs on the bottom of the stream or lake. To get through the
surface tension the female caddis takes a run from above and hits the water
with a splash. Then they swim to the bottom and lay their eggs. To survive
under the water during the egglaying process they capture an air bubble
under the wing. The silverbead should imitate the airbubble and add some
extra weight. If you want it to be heavier, add some extra weight on the
shank, or fish it with weight on the leader.
Fish it dead drift or with movement. It's a diving caddis so you will hear
it hit the surface, and so will the fish. They will focus on the fly that
is sinking down with the sparkle air under the wing. Cast upstream and let
sink, a little movement won't hurt,
induced take at the end of the drift. You can also fish it with the wet
swing.
Works well in the lakes as well, and here you have to make all the
movements by yourself. But a lot of fish have taken the fly when I have put
none or a very slow subtle movement to the fly.
It produces when hatches occur and as well as a searcher.
'Lasse' |
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