Family Limnephilidae is one of the main lineages of cased constructing caddis and one of the most species rich families of the Order Trichoptera. This huge family of caddisflies appropriately contains huge specimens, like the Western US genus dicosmoecus (giant orange sedge or October caddis). This is an especially important hatch to trout fisherman. Below is one way to create a fishable realistic version of such a larva. Focusing on key morphological features, like gills, legs, head and/or color, help create more realistic representations of everyday patterns. Enjoy!
AHREX NS172 Curved Gammarus Hook
Flymen Nymph Head Evolution Bead- Caddis
String the bead on the hook
.020 lead or lead free wire
Wrap the wire along the shank leaving a space behind the bead
Add a bobbn with Veevus mono thread and a bobbin with Veevus 12/0 thread
MFC Minnow Skin for the body
Use a razor and straight edge to cut a 1/8" strip and cut one end at an angle
Secure the Minnow Skin to the rear and move the thread bobbin to behind the bead
Deer Creek Flex Resin in white
Coat the lead with the white resin and cure it with the UV light
Palmer the Skin forward to behind the bead, secure, whip finish and do away with thread bobbin
Awesome Possum Dubbing in creamy yellow
Create a thin dubbing strand on the Mono thread
Palmer the dubbing strand through the rear edge of each segment
VIOLA! Instant gills.
Pick out some of the dubbing with a bodkin or tweezer
To create the legs, pluck the Golden Pheasant barbs at the stem
A pair of quality tweezers are worth their weight in gold
Secure one leg in place with 2 wraps of the mono thread
Secure the opposite leg in place
Repeat with the middle pair of legs
Left side in place
Tweezers are brilliant as a micro hand
Middle set is in place
Prepare forelegs
Left foreleg is in place
I cant say enough about a good set of tweezers
The right foreleg is in place
Remix Dub in darkness for hairs and bristles on head
1/2 a wrap of the dubbing on the underside
Trim the excess of each leg
BOOM!
Mark the mono thread and first segment of Minnow Skin
Deer Creek Flex Resin to seal the head and create added juiciness
Cure the UV resin for at least 15 seconds
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