Parachute Caddis |
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| Hook: | Dry fly, sizes 12 to 18 |
| Thread: | Brown |
| Body: | Tan dubbing (green or brown dubbing will also nicely match the color of the wing) |
| Downwing: | Back feather from a ringneck pheasant, colored/mottled variably with metallic green, tan, and brown |
| Wing post: | Fluorescent chartreuse poly-yarn (Para-Post brand yarn is used in this example) |
| Hackle: | Ginger, tied parachute style, with V-shape (when viewed from above) cut out of the front |
Note: On a ringneck pheasant skin, the feather used for the wing is found above the metallic green “rump” feathers (as are used in tying a Carey Special) and below the brown and tan “church window” feathers (sometimes used for a hopper wing). |
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