Mugly Caddis 01/22/2012 Photo Album
I’m quite excited about the latest batch of flies I tied today, Sunday, January 22. I spotted the fly and tying directions in Charlie Craven’s book, Charlie’s Fly Box, and today I generated six size 16 mugly caddis with olive brown bodies. These flies are purposely designed to be shaggy and unruly, and I love flies that fit that description. I’ve often caught numerous fish on a bedraggled fly, and it seems the more the fly deteriorates, the more the fish respond. The mugly caddis is analogous to buying faded jeans as it is created to look used.
| Component | Material |
|---|---|
| Hook | Tiemco 100, size 16 |
| Thread | Brown 6/0 |
| Abdomen | Olive brown dubbing |
| Underwing | Tan or natural snowshoe rabbit foot |
| Wing | Fine coastal deer hair |
| Thorax | Olive brown dubbing |
Olive Body Mugly Caddis
In order to tie this fly I purchased two tan snowshoe rabbit feet. I’ve never tied a fly with this material, and I’m excited to see how it works. It certainly seems to bring a lot of air pockets to the underwing. In addition to offering a life like appearance, the mugly caddis is fairly easy to tie with only three materials involved.
Underside
Snowshoe Rabbit Underwing