JerryCoviello
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Klinkhammer Special
Hans Van Klinken created this fly to imitate an emerging caddis fly with the body sitting below the surface while the parachute hackle floated the fly in the surface film. The hook is a curved hook but the thorax area of the hook is flatten out to give it the appearance of floating on the surface film as it is escaping from it nymphal shuck. This fly has save the day many times on the water when nothing was hatching or using it as an indicator for a dry fly/dropper set up.
You can also use poly yarn for the wing, but I like the CDC feather as the wing post. Give more of a challenge when tying a parachute hackle around the wing.
Tying Video
Materials
Hook: Klinkhammer Size 12
Thread: Black 6/0
Body: Tan dubbing
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Wing: 2 Gray CDC Feathers
Hackle: Dun hackle tied Parachute style
Hans Van Klinken created this fly to imitate an emerging caddis fly with the body sitting below the surface while the parachute hackle floated the fly in the surface film. The hook is a curved hook but the thorax area of the hook is flatten out to give it the appearance of floating on the surface film as it is escaping from it nymphal shuck. This fly has save the day many times on the water when nothing was hatching or using it as an indicator for a dry fly/dropper set up.
You can also use poly yarn for the wing, but I like the CDC feather as the wing post. Give more of a challenge when tying a parachute hackle around the wing.
Tying Video
Materials
Hook: Klinkhammer Size 12
Thread: Black 6/0
Body: Tan dubbing
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Wing: 2 Gray CDC Feathers
Hackle: Dun hackle tied Parachute style
