Hot Butt Purple Caddis

Fly: Jim LaFevers, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Orvis 1644 #4 or equivalent
Thread: Black 3/0
Tag: Fluo-Orange tying thread
Body: Purple Flashabou
Underwing: Purple Squirrel Tail Hair topped with a few strands of Lt. Purple Krystal Flash
Overwing: Lady Amherst Pheasant Tail Section
Collar/head: Purple Deerhair

Note: I worked up this surface pattern for Grande Ronde River Steelhead in Washington State.


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