Antron caddis larva

[jeremymcon]

I see lots of caddis larva patterns ranging from simple dubbing on a hook to Czech style patterns with thin skin and mono ribbing. I'm not sure if it's because it's such a standard pattern, or if it's because nobody ties it, but my favorite caddis larva imitation lately has been one tied with twisted antron for the body. I will sometimes split the yarn before twisting it and put in just a touch of rabbit or hare's ear dubbing to make the pattern a "Shark's caddis."

I fish this a lot in chartreuse, but also tie it in olive, and tan. I've also tied up a couple black ones as soft hackles to represent emerging grannom pupae (if I should ever fish a grannom hatch...).

 

[lv2nymph]

Nice fly there Jeremy. I like tying those as well, the deep segmentation you get with that is fantastic.

 

[J55tyger88]

Jeremy,
I experimented with these types of bodies after trying some serendipitys. Try other materials as well. I like your split thread idea, adding dubbing to the segmented look seems like it could be buggy but also keep the distinct segmentation. Good work by you!

 

[tyeager]

Another way to add the dubbing is to leave a long tag end of thread and use some wax to touch dub then wind the tag through the grooves of the Antron. Makes a nice effect when wet

 

[tctrout]

Very nice look for sure, Jeremy; it has a similar look to that Utah Killer Bug. Thanks for sharing the pattern, and the soft hackle version sounds great!

TC

 

[dubthethorax]

Look up Shark's Caddis. It wins.

 

[J55tyger88]

Dang.

 

[KeithS]

Looks like the baby from ALIEN.

 

[lv2nymph]

Very nice Dub, very nice...

 

[J55tyger88]

"Baby from alien..."
Hahaha

 

[kelso2340]

Does anybody have any solid substitutes for Antron? I have read that craft yarn works just as well and is half the price for twice as much. Anybody have any experience with substitutes?

 

[jeremymcon]

Huh. Never thought to even look for a substitute. Antron is only like $1.75 for a 4 yard card, and it takes me a while to get through a card.

 

[tctrout]

The yarn used to tie the Utah Killer Bug is by Jamieson's, called the Shetland Spindrift. It's great stuff, and I have it in a variety of colors. When wet, the fly looks great, and works well as both a caddis and scud.

TC

***Here's a video of the pattern with the yarn:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJiB8Z_EPW8[/youtube]

TC