Goddard Caddis
Fly Name | |
Hook | 12-18 |
Thread | black |
Wings | none |
Tails | none |
Body | deer hair |
Hackle | brown |
![Goddard Caddis](../images/fteh_0001_0001_0_img0108.jpg)
![Goddard Caddis](../images/fteh_0001_0001_0_img0109.jpg)
Attach thread to rear quarter of hook shank. The bare shank makes it easier to spin deer hair.
![Goddard Caddis](../images/fteh_0001_0001_0_img0110.jpg)
Attach a match stick sized clump of deer hair to the hook with 3 loose wraps. Once in place pull on thread to cause the hair to flare and to spin evenly around the hook shank. Secure with 5 tight wraps directly in front of hair. Push the hair together to condense the spun bundle. Repeat this same process 2 more times until the body of the fly is formed.
![Goddard Caddis](../images/fteh_0001_0001_0_img0111.jpg)
Clip the hair with scissors into a tent wing shape. This will become both the wing and the body.
![Goddard Caddis](../images/fteh_0001_0001_0_img0112.jpg)
Select hackle for proper size and desired stiffness. Cut stem at junction with webby and stiff fibers. Strip away fibers exposing 2 to 3mm of stem. Tie in stem with 2 loose wraps to place, followed up with 3 to 5 tight thread wraps. Concave side of hackle is opposite of body. Wind hackle evenly forward to 1mm behind hook eye. Tie off with 3 to 5 tight thread wraps. Cut off to break away excess hackle.
Whip finish head with 4 to 8 turns. Pull tag end firmly and cut off excess thread. Place a drop of head cement on knot and allow it to penetrate both the thread base and hackle stems.
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