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NZ Hydropsyche Caddis
Tied by Conrad Black |
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Thread: Black 6/0
Rib: Fine green wire
Abdomen: Olive Australian possum
Legs: Peacock herl
Hook: Tiemco 2457 #14
Head: Varnished turkey breast
Underbody: Wine bottle lead
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| Tying Instructions |
| Hydropsyche colonica is profusely gilled and lends itself well to tying with a dubbing loop, no tail is needed as the dubbing serves that purpose. Thin strips of wine bottle lead are used to create a near flat underbody on which to wrap the dubbing. In order; attach thread, wire ribbing at tail, one fine wrap of lead and then, a slip of varnished turkey breast just forward of where you would put a wing case. This will be the shiny back of the head of the nymph. Return to tail, form a dubbing loop and twist a very small amount of olive Australian possum into a rope. Dub forward to the turkey, tie off, wrap two strands of peacock herl for legs, tie off the turkey, then rib and finish... |
| Fishing Tips |
| This nymph is ubiquitous, limestones and freestones, it is not profuse but the fish know what it is....:^) You can fish it alone as a searching pattern or in summer as the leader fly on a two chained nymph rig with a smaller mayfly nymph as the tail fly. In winter, the #14 caddis becomes the tail fly behind a #10 bugeye bomb. That is my #1 nymph set for the big runs of 'bows on the Tongariro. |
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