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Kings River Caddis
Wayne "Buz" Buszek of Visalia, California created the Kings River Caddis in the 1950s for fishing the Kings River, and it was one of the first significant American caddis dry flies. It is a simple tie: a dubbed body of tan fox or grey-brown raccoon fur, a slip of mottled turkey folded into a tent wing over the body, and a brown hackle in front. This version is tied as given in Mike Valla's book Tying the Founding Flies. Tie it in sizes 12 and 14.
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Materials
Dry fly hook, sizes 12 to 14
12-14
Tan or black thread
Tan fox fur dubbing (or grey-brown raccoon)
Tan
Flexible cement (such as Flexament) brushed on the turkey feather before cutting the wing slip
Mottled turkey feather slip
Mottled
Brown rooster hackle
Brown
How to Tie the Kings River Caddis
- 1
Step 1
Start the thread behind the eye and wrap a thread base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Dub the fox fur onto the thread and wrap a body forward, leaving room behind the eye for the wing and hackle.
- 3
Step 3
Cut a slip from a mottled turkey feather and fold it in half lengthwise so it forms a tent.
- 4
Step 4
Set the folded slip on top at the front of the body so it tents over the body and extends past the bend. Tie it down with firm wraps and trim the front ends.
- 5
Step 5
Prepare a brown hackle and tie it in by the stem just ahead of the wing.
- 6
Step 6
Wrap the hackle in close turns toward the eye. Tie it off and trim the tip.
- 7
Step 7
Trim the end of the wing square.
- 8
Step 8
Whip finish and trim the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5VoDbeVVK8
Credit: Savage Flies