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Bloom's Caddis
How do you tie a Bloom's Caddis?
Bloom's Caddis is a dry fly pattern for Trout. Find its 8 materials and 12 tying steps below.
Bloom's Caddis is a dry fly pattern designed to imitate adult caddisflies. It is fished on the surface to attract trout.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- Trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Dry Fly Hook, TMC 100, sizes 14-18
- Thread (70 Denier), Olive
- Pheasant Tail Fibers
- UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Copper
- Elk Hair
- Dry Fly Dubbing, Olive
- Z-Lon, White
- Grizzly Dry Fly Hackle
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Tying instructions
Place the hook in the vise.
Create a thread base to the bend of the hook.
Tie in wire ribbing at the bend.
Tie in pheasant tail fibers for the wing case.
Dub the abdomen forward.
Pull pheasant tail forward as wing case and secure.
Counter-wrap wire, secure and trim.
Tie in a hackle and post material.
Dub the thorax.
Wrap hackle parachute-style, secure and trim.
Stack and tie in elk hair wing.
Whip finish and apply super glue to the thread.