breadcrust

[beadhead2]

Thanks Mike

 

[blueheron]

The variant in that video is a poor substitute for the original fly. The key aspect of the breadcrust is the texture of the body which is not on that generic orange dubbed soft hackle.

 

[FrequentTyer]

I thought some might be interested in the Solomon and Leiser pattern (The Caddis and the Angler, 1977). I read somewhere (not in this book) that the breadcrust originated as a wet fly pattern and was changed to a larval caddis pattern over time. Who knows if that is true, but you can kind of see the wet fly origins in this material list.

Hook: Mustad 37160 (They note that many use 3906 or 3399, standard wet fly)
Thread: black
Body: orange or green floss or wool
Rib: center stem of dark brown rooster feather
Hackle: soft webby grizzly

I finally managed to get a grouse skin and I'm looking forward to trying the pattern that GenCon posted.
Mike.

 

[blueheron]

I tie mine a little different than the GC, I see it as a cased caddis so I use a very small hackle wrap with a green or orange head in front of that to mimic the peeking caddis.

 

[StarvinMarvin]

Tied some up with quail, can't wait to get em wet

 

[mike_richardson]

Maybe put a peeping caddis look, and have the soft hackle at the rear of the fly? As well

Thanks for the fly to try! No I just have to get one of the heart attacks with wings! Did just get a new over/under so hopefully that helps

 

[mike_richardson]

Tried this pattern last night.

word of advice- Lock your grouse dog in the next room when tying with grouse feathers. She would not leave me a lone and kept nudging me. I guess that's a good thing that she knows the smell. But quite tough to wrap the tail feather with an 80 pound lab nudging your thread hand.

 

[mike_richardson]

Any tips on keeping the quill from bulking up at the head?

 

[GenCon]

Mike, are you soaking the quill? You should soak it for several hours.
Next, when you tie in the quill tie in at the smallest portion. I tie quill in about 1/2'' from the very point of the quill.

GenCon

 

[mike_richardson]

I did not soak it. Will do that on the next round. GenCon, did you tie a green bead head bread crust fly in your coupla nymphs thread. I was contemplating that as well. It kind of reminds me of a walts worm in a way if you don't put on hackle.

 

[GenCon]

Mike, no I did not tie one with a bead. Guess it was someone else.

GC