Seals Fur Caddis

[North Country Angler]

I only realised recently that I tend to use a whole different batch of tying materials for my river flies compared to stillwater flies. Until I tried my hand at tying stillwater wets a few months ago, I hardly possessed any seals fur, tinsels, non-genetic hackles etc at all. My river dries are invariably dubbed using Masterclass, Superfine and the like......which is a shame, because seals fur is such a translucent, busy looking material that I'm beginning to think it must have a place when tying straggly emerger patterns on rivers. After all it's no secret that patterns such as Shipmans, Bits etc are amongst the deadliest stillwater patterns ever devised.

I'm sure some of you out there have tried something similar....but it just never occurred to me until recently. Doh.



Matty's Mess

Hook: Varivas 2200 size 16.
Thread: 14/0 tan.
Rib: Mirage, twisted into rope.
Abdomen: Blend of rusty brown seals furs, cut with scissors to reduce staple length by approximately half.
Wing: Comparadun hair dyed dark dun.
Thorax: As abdomen.

[savage take]

very nice indeed.

[jonnied17-2008]

very nice matt very pupae-ry looking

don't want to put a downer on it but are you sure those hooks are varivas 2200's? They look a bit thick in the wire, more like B100's or similar.

[Phil-k]

I really like that Matt.

[Scratch]

Nice work there Jellyneck. Wasted on rivers

[g bigtrout]

Is it another sedgehog?

[North Country Angler]

Originally Posted by jonnied17-2008

very nice matt very pupae-ry looking

don't want to put a downer on it but are you sure those hooks are varivas 2200's? They look a bit thick in the wire, more like B100's or similar.

Yep it's a 2200. I don't use much else for me emergers these days (just don't tell Buzz that though, he'll have a coronary).

M

[g bigtrout]

Ok ill just call it another emerger, not very sedgey looking...more an f-fly in my opinion.

[North Country Angler]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Ok ill just call it another emerger, not very sedgey looking...more an f-fly in my opinion.

The template I was working on was balloon caddis....without the balloon. So caddis in mind, but I spose it will serve when there are a few terrestrials dropping onto the water......

M

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by North Country Angler

The template I was working on was balloon caddis....without the balloon. So caddis in mind, but I spose it will serve when there are a few terrestrials dropping onto the water......

M

Well nail on the head for me, i didnt say balloon but was what i was thinking