Henry’s Fork Caddis

Henry’s Fork Caddis, Olive

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Tying Instructions

1.Attach the hook to the vise and lay a thread foundation from behind the eye to the bend of the hook.

2. Attach a Turkey Biot with the notch at the end of the biot upward if you want ridge segments. Attach with the notch downward, if you want a smooth body. Turkey Biots are longer than Goose Biots and will work better on larger sized hooks.

3. Wrap the biot forward with touching wraps up to the 3/4 position

4. Select a couple of Premium CDC feathers which have a defined quill and match up the tips.

5.Attach the CDC to the top of the hook shank at the 3/4 position with two thread wraps and pull the CDC forward until the tips are just beyond the bend of the hook. Secure with some additional thread wraps.

6. Select a feather from the back of a partridge skin. It should have the dark brown barring near the tip.

7. Trim off the tip of the feather.

8. Secure the partridge feather to the top of the hook shank at the 3/4 position with two thread wraps and adjust the length of the fibers so they equal the CDC fibers. Secure with additional thread wraps.

9.Trim off the tag ends of both the partridge and the CDC. Secure the ends with thread wraps.

10. Attach a sized saddle hackle to the side of the hook just in front of the wing. You should remove the lower barbs so that the hackle base is clean of barbs where it is secured.

11. Attach a Peacock Herl by the tip in front of the wing.

12. Wrap the herl forward with 5-6 wraps and secure behind the eye.

13. Wrap the hackle forward over the herl thorax with 3-4 wraps. You don’t want to overdress the hackle as you desire the herl to be visible. Secure the hackle and trim off the excess.

14. Wrap a small head just behind the eye.

15. Whip Finish.

16. Trim off the bottom hackle fibers so that the fly pattern will lay lower in the surface film.

17. The Henry’s Fork Caddis in Olive.

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Hook	TMC 100 #14-18
Thread	Veevus Olive 14/0
Body	Olive Turkey Biot
Thorax	Peacock Herl
Overwing	Natural Partridge
Wing	Light Gray Dun CDC
Hackle	Medium Dun

Rene Harrop

Henry’s Ford Caddis

The Henry’s Fork Caddis, designed by Rene Harrop, is one of the most effective caddis patterns during mid-summer where caddis hatch on flat water. The Olive version is particularly a good coloration for the Mother’s Day Hatch.

Rene Harrop – “The CDC Henry’s Fork Caddis was inspired by big, selective trout feeding in clear and slow moving water. Although this pattern floats quite low on the water it possesses excellent flotation and visibility when compared to most other slow water caddis patterns. I find the Henry’s Fork Caddis to be particularly effective on summer mornings and evenings when the temperatures are cooler and the naturals mostly sedate on the water.”

Henry’s Fork Caddis, Tan

Hook	TMC 100 #14-18
Thread	Veevus Tan 14/0
Body	Dark Tan Turkey Biot
Thorax	Peacock Herl
Overwing	Bleached Partridge
Wing	Tan CDC
Hackle	Golden Badger