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Pulsating Caddis
Pulsating Caddis, Olive
Tying Instructions
1. Slide the Gold Bead and 5 glass beads onto the shank. Bring them up to the eye. Attach the thread behind the beads on the midshank and wrap down to the middle of the hook bend.
2. Build up a small thread dam and slide the glass beads to the dam.
3. Attach some buggy dubbing to the thread dam.
4. Apply dubbing to thread loosely, or use a dubbing loop. I prefer to rope dub loosely . Beginning behind the rearmost bead, wrap the dubbing between the beads 2-3 times, stopping just in front of frontmost bead.
5. A piece of velcro works well in pulling out the fibers. Smooth the fuzz back so it extends back beyond the bend of the hook.
6.Dub a head of dark brown dubbing that is less thick than the glass beads.
7. Tie in 6-8 woodduck fibers on each side of the dubbed head, tips pointing to rear, and extending to 3/4 the shank length.
8. Apply some additional dubbing to cover the woodduck tie-in areas. Whip finish.
| Materials
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| Hook | Daiichi 1260, #12-16 |
| Thread | Danville Olive 6/0 |
| Head | 3/32 Gold Bead |
| Underbody | Caddis Green Glass Beads |
| Overbody | Mottled Nymph, Golden Stone |
| Thorax | March Brown Antron Dubbing |
| Legs | Mallard Flank dyed Woodduck |
Pulsating Caddis
Jim Pettis
This Nymph pattern was developed by Jim Pettis, a guide on the lower Sacramento River, in 1993. The fly can be used in both streams and stillwaters. It was intended to represent Hydropsyche caddis which are prominent in the Lower Sac. Most popular colors are root beer and medium olive.
The term ‘pulsating’ comes from the combination of the beads and the dubbing material which give off a pulsating effect when moving within the water column. Jim ties this pattern as a pupa, pupa bead-head , and emerger. Generally, he fishes this on the bottom as a beadhead pupa in the early morning, mid water in the afternoon as a pupa pattern, and a surface emerger in the evening. The fly can be used throughout the season from April through October.
Variations
Pulsating Caddis, Tan
| Hook | Daiichi 1260, #12-16 |
| Thread | Danville Tan 6/0 |
| Head | 3/32 Gold Bead |
| Underbody | Root Beer Glass Beads |
| Overbody | Mottled Nymph, Golden Stone |
| Thorax | March Brown Antron Dubbing |
| Legs | Mallard Flank dyed Woodduck |
Pulsating Caddis Emerger, Tan
| Hook | TMC 200R, #16 |
| Thread | Danville Olive 6/0 |
| Wing | Bleached Elk Hair |
| Underbody | Root Beer Glass Beads |
| Overbody | Mottled Nymph, Golden Stone |
| Thorax | Cahill Cream Antron Dubbing |
| Legs | Mallard Flank dyed Woodduck |