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  Simple, scruffy and unassuming, these little sedge patterns are fantastic fish catchers when there are sedge hatching. Fish them near the surface, maybe in conjunction with a muddler on point or bob. Expect savage takes as the trout chase this for an escaping caddis pupa. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 or 170 size 12 Thread: Uni 8/0 in a brownish shade Rib: Gold wire Body: Seal fur or sub mixed to a tobacco brown Body hackle: Red game, ginger or rusty dun hen Wing: Bunched teal flank Head hackle: Brown partridge Book of the Month 8: Strip-Set is available here Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3kizn9F Amazon.co.uk https://amzn.to/3wvglSo Using the link will help support my channel at no extra cost to you. To support the channel, get access to the monthly tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up.

  This emergent pupa is a great subsurface option in a stillwater caddis hatch and can be very effective in rivers too. To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B420 size 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 tan Abdomen: SLF Rib: Fine gold wire Legs: Brown fine round rubber/centipede legs Wing buds: Raffene Hackle: Brown partridge Thorax: Hare's ear dubbing

 Roman Moser's Balloon caddis has great floatability and can be fished as an emerger, skated as an adult imitation or makes a great dry dropper. To support my channel, get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Standard dry fly 8-16 Thread: UTC 70 Body: Your choice of dubbing  Wing: Deer or elk hair Balloon: Plastazote foam

 Roman Moser's RM is sedge is a fantastic caddis dry fly. Quick, easy to tie and effective, it floats well and can be twitched or skated if you wish.  To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Standard dry fly 8-14  Thread: Uni 8/0 brown, dun or tan Body: Deer hair dubbing Wing: Poly yarn or antron

Geordie Murdoch's Humpy is a simple but very effective caddis pattern that's very similar to an oversized Tom Thumb. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 10-12 Thread: 6/0 Uni Tail: Roe deer hair Body & wing: Roe deer