Slick Water Caddis Larva

Instructions
using Spotted Strip Wrap

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Tie dorsal quills and body quill in at the
rear of
the hook. 

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Build taper with thread 2/3 of the way up the shank. 

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Apply a drop of
lacquer. 

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Wrap the
body quill around the hook passing underneath the dorsal quill. 

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The next wrap
around the hook,
the body quill passes over the dorsal quill. 

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Continue to wrap under then over
until the body is
2/3 of the way up the shank. 

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Form a slim dubbing noodle and dub the thorax. 

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Tie
in the speckled
hen fibers. 

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Barbules should be just short of the hook point. 

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Apply a drop of
lacquer to finished body. 

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Whip finish and cement head.

Note: 
The
colors I have found effective for this nymph are olive, caddis green, tan, with
brown backs and dark brown heads.