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Kings River Caddis
Kings River Caddis
Tying Instructions
1.Dub a bulky body from the bend of the hook to the 2/3 position of the shank.
2. Prepare turkey wing quill by spraying with fixative, this will help keep the feather from splitting. Cut a 1/8 inch wide segment and attach the lighter end of the segment to the top of the body nearest the eye. By attaching to top of body, the segment will remain in a horizontal manner.
3. Attach a hackle by the butt at the wing tie-down location. Hackle should be a little undersized to allow the fly to lie deeper in the surface film.
4. Wrap the hackle forward covering the tie-in wraps of the wing. Secure the hackle and trim the excess. Make a small head with thread and Whip finish. Trim the wing with a slanted cut wing should not exceed the shank length.
| Materials
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| Hook | TMC 100 #12-18 |
| Thread | Danville Brown 6/0 |
| Body | Brown or Hare's Ear rabbit dubbing |
| Wing | Cinnamon Tip Turkey Wing segment |
| Hackle | Brown Hackle |
Wayne “Buz” Buszek
Kings River Caddis
Wayne “Buz” Buszek created his Kings River Caddis in the 1950’s while fishing the Kings River and trying to match the caddis fly hatch that was taking place below Pine Flat Reservoir. Buz tied turkey wing by its tip to the front shank of the body since the wing was more resistant to splitting in this manner. The hackle was undersized to enable the fly to sit low in the water and keep the wing parallel to the surface. The success of the fly became well known during the 1960’s when Orvis included it in their catalog and many fly fishing books began to mention it.
Buz Buszek Award
Buz maintained a fly fishing store in Visalia, CA. The Fly Fishers International honored Buz by creating the Buz Buszek Memorial Award in 1970 which is awarded annually to an outstanding fly tyer demonstrating skill, innovation, and the sharing of knowledge in the art of fly tying.
A Caddis for slow waters
The Kings River Caddis works best on slow moving waters. It represents the spotted sedges, Hydropsyche, that Buz had spotted on the Kings River below Pine Flat Reservoir. The pattern is also the basis of other Quill-Wing Caddis variations, sometimes referred to as “Tent Caddis” patterns. The Gray Quill-Wing Caddis is used for small grannoms and brachycentridae. The Olive Quill-Wing Caddis represent gray sedges, Rhyacophila. A popular version, Tent Caddis, is one that is commercially tied with the hackle clipped on top and the wing mounted over the hackle.
Variations
Gray Quill-Wing Caddis
| Hook | TMC 100 #16-18 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Gray 8/0 |
| Body | Natural Muskrat |
| Wing | Duck Quill section |
| Hackle | Medium Dun |
Olive Quill-Wing Caddis
| Hook | TMC 100, #12-16 |
| Thread | Uni Thread 8/0 Gray |
| Body | Peacock Herl |
| Wing | Gray Goose Quill section |
| Hackle | Medium Dun |
Tent Caddis
| Hook | TMC 100 #12-20 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Body | Natural Ringneck Pheasant Tail Fibers |
| Wing | Mottled Oak Turkey Wing Quill Segment |
| Hackle | Golden Badger Hackle |