Van Klinken Reversed Cased Caddis (green), nymph

HT's FLY PATTERNS


VKC green(reversed)	Materials
	Hook: Wet Fly, down-eyed, long shank size #12-16 Silk/Thread: Olive thread Body: Underbody: fine lead wire, dull yellow nylon baby wool Dubbing: green seal's fur substitute or olive-green wool Rib: Fine gold wire Hackle: Brown hen hackle, or brown partridge hackle Head: Nylon baby wool as above

VKC green(reversed)

Materials

Hook:

Wet Fly, down-eyed, long shank
size #12-16

Silk/Thread:

Olive thread

Body:

Underbody: fine lead wire,
dull yellow nylon baby wool
Dubbing: green seal's fur substitute or olive-green wool

Rib:

Fine gold wire

Hackle:

Brown hen hackle, or brown partridge hackle

Head:

Nylon baby wool as above

Tying Method

Whip thread down shank of hook toward bend, starting at 1/6 distance from eye.
Tie in lead wire. Use lead to form underbody tapering towards eye end. Treat with varnish.
Take short length of baby wool (usually only one strand of the wool is necessary), and burn one end to form a head . Tie in baby wool along shank to increase body volume, with burned head end extending to or just beyond the bend of the hook.
Tie in brown hackle and gold wire immediately behind head (a little yellow wool body should be visible infront of hackle). Make 2 turns of the hackle and tie off.
Now use dubbing to finish body from behind hackle, back along shank to immediatly behind eye.
Wind fine gold wire toward eye to rib body in 6-8 equal turns. Tie off.
Tie off with whip finish behind eye. Clear varnish.