DHA Tape Wing Caddis

DHA Tape Wing Caddis

This is a pattern which came from the idea of DHA Sedge

Material:

Abdomen - Deer hair and Turkey Biot

Wings - CDC and Tape Wing

Legs - Deer Hair Fiber 

Antenna - Deer Hair Fiber

Dubbing

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare the lining on the hook

Tie down the deer hair and keep about 10mm fiber tips 1/4 from hook eye

Apply same technique like DHA Sedge, roll the deer hair to the hook to create the abdomen. tie down and trim the extra

Tie in a Turkey biot and roll the biot to continue the abdomen

Tie in the CDC

Apply the dubbing

Fold back the deer hair fiber as legs but keep 2 fiber as the antenna

Tie in the tape wing

Whip finish and the fly is ready

View from below...

A Very important tips for tying the DHA series of flies... always apply some flexement to the deer hair abdomen to sealed the air in the 'Bamboo' structure of the hair... this will make the deer hair float better and also more water resistant...