(1) I cannot think of a finer material to represent the body of a caddis than catgut! Very translucent! This material comes in various sizes and colors that will accurately imitate your local caddis to a "T."
(2) Catgut is best used after being soaked in water for a few minutes. Do not over-soak. Over-soaking will cause the catgut to eventually split.
(3) Adding antenna is optional.
(4) Build up the rear portion of the hook with thread. This will better represent the natural.
Materials:
Hook: Fulling Mill Czech Nymph, Sizes 10-16. (Size 12 pictured.)
Bead: Size appropriate tungsten or brass bead. (3.0mm gold tungsten pictured.) Also recommended are various glass bead.
Thread: UTC 70, cream or yellow (Cream pictured.) Finished with UTC 70, brown. Use black to finish the thorax of olive color Catgut Caddis'
Body: Catgut, color to match natural. (Medium natural color pictured.)
Wing Buds: Brown partridge or grouse tied along the side or underneath.
Antenna: (Optional) Bronze mallard
Thorax: Awesome 'Possum dyed dark brown (pictured) slightly picked out.
Wet look with 11/0 silver lined rainbow topaz Tohu glass bead.
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