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A lot of the hen saddle/back feathers I have are a bit too “sticky” for me to get the effects I’m looking for, especially as a sub for my dwindling supply of hen capes; really don’t want to buy any more and hate to let material on hand go to waste. Found some articles on the Spey forums about...

Muddled Spruce Moth Crippler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan tag/rib - H2O Twist tan body - hare’s ear bleached hackle - Cree shoulder - sharptail grouse collar/head - deer hock bleached Regards, Scott

X-Moth Tied the same as a standard X-Caddis; since spruce moths are terrestrial, not aquatic, insects, the butt doesn’t represent a shuck, just a bit of sparkle to attract. hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan butt - Ice Dub tan body - hare’s ear bleached underwing -...

Half Hog (variation) Found this version here; plan to use it more as a caddis cripple/emerger/egglayer. Subbed grouse for knotted pheasant tail legs for a bit more durability. hook - WFC Model 28 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan tag/rib - H2O Twist tan body - Zelon dubbing hydropsyche...

Keller’s Center Stage Caddis (variation) hook - WFC Model 28 #14 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan tag/rib - H2O Twist tan body - Zelon dubbing hydropsyche underwing - Congo Hair shiner tan collar/head - pronghorn indicator - parapost yarn flame Regards, Scott

BRF Caddis Cripple Here’s the original; added the egg sac to get the fishes attention. They’ve worked here; not too far from their birthplace. hook - WFC Model 3 #16 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan sac - yarn chartreuse body - Zelon dubbing hydropsyche wing/head - Congo Hair shiner...

Hare’s Ear Dyret hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 brown tail - deer hair tag - medium tinsel opal rib - small wire gold abdomen - hare’s ear thorax - Ice Dub pheasant tail hackle - cree shoulder - pheasant rump head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Partridge Muddler Saw Davie McPhail’s Certainty Muddler and used sequence from tying a Spundun wing to create a similar head shape. Not how I normally like my Muddlers but worth a look. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/ tan tail - partridge “marabou” rib - small wire gold...

Pheasant & Fuchsia Minor variation on BRF’s Grouse & Pink. Shoulder is tied in by the butt with a bit of the fluff, that normally gets stripped off, remaining. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread/abdomen - UniStretch fuchsia tail - pheasant rump thorax - Starburst dubbing black shoulder -...

Royal Coachman Crippler Notional hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black tag - tinsel gold rib - small wire gold body - peacock herl/Depth Ray fluoro red hackle - Coachman brown 1st shoulder - sharptail grouse flank 2nd shoulder - sharptail grouse rump Regards, Scott

Muddled Caddis Emerger hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan shuck/wing - Congo Hair shiner tan rib - H2O Twist tan body - Ice Dub tan shoulder - pheasant rump collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Octopus hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange butt - yarn sunburst rib - small wire hot orange body - Ice Dub orange hackle - dark ginger/orange 1st shoulder - pheasant rump dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water) 2nd shoulder - hen saddle black Regards, Scott

Chartreuse & Olive Haven’t played around with this end of the spectrum in a while. hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 fluoro green butt - yarn chartreuse rib - small wire golden olive body - Ice Dub caddis green hackle - olive/chartreuse 1st shoulder - chukar partridge dyed...

Muddled Shipman’s Buzzer hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black breathers - Congo Hair white rib - medium tinsel opal body - Ice Dub cinnamon, rust, claret collar/head - deer hair Regards, Scott

Muddler (Moulin variation) Haven’t tied any of these in a while; it’ll take me a few to get the head shape correct. hook - WFC Model 6 #8 thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan body - H2O Twist tan (2 strands twisted) wing - Congo Hair shiner tan shoulder - pheasant rump collar/head - deer hair...

Chris Craft October Caddis (Carnage variation) Just a test tie so I skipped the flash and hackle from the original; may add a pheasant rump shoulder under the wing or leave it as-is. hook - WFC Model 10 #8 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange core - 12lb mono underbody - elk hair body -...

Hare’s Ear Spundun hook - WFC Model 3 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black tail - pheasant tail rib - small wire silver body - Ice Dub hare’s ear hackle - grizzly wing - deer hair collar - pheasant body feather Regards, Scott

Muddled Golden Crippler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange tag - small tinsel gold rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub golden brown hackle - dark ginger shoulder - golden pheasant body red collar/head - deer hair dyed golden olive (2 Tsp Rit Golden Yellow, 1/4 Tsp...

Bumbled Kate Crippler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 black tag - small tinsel silver rib - small wire silver body - Ice Dub black hackle - furnace 1st shoulder - golden pheasant body yellow 2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue...

Bumbled Crippler hook - WFC Model 6 #10 thread - SemperFli 8/0 hot orange tag - small tinsel gold rib - small wire gold body - Ice Dub pheasant tail, rust, hot orange hackle - furnace/hot orange 1st shoulder - golden pheasant body red 2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed Silver Doctor Blue...