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Below are FOUR caddisfly
recipes. In each case, woodchuck fur (underfur, guardhair, or
both) is one of the ingredients.
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Chuck Caddis #1
Eric Leiser is credited with
having popularized this pattern. Articles he has written make
it clear that he was a great fan of woodchuck as a tying material.
Hook:
Photo shows size 14 Tiemco 100.
Thread:
Color and size to suite. Photo shows Danville 6/0.
Body: Dubbing, applied thinly.
Wing:
Woodchuck fur guard-hairs.
Hackle/Legs: Dry
fly hackle to match the hatch. Photo shows about 12 wraps
of cree colored rooster saddle hackle.
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Chuck Caddis
#2
Woodchuck underfur is a beautiful golden tan. It
makes an excellent downwing, but you will need to treat it with
flotant.
Hook: Photo shows size 14 Tiemco
100.
Thread: Color and size to suite.
Photo shows Danville 6/0.
Body: Bare thread
or thin dubbing.
Wing: Clump of woodchuck
underfur. (Remove the guardhair from the fur to leave just the
underfur for this downwing. Don't worry about a few stray
guardhairs.)Hackle/Legs: Dry fly hackle to
match the hatch. Photo shows cree-colored rooster saddle
hackle.
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WC and Elk
Hook:
Photo shows size 14 Tiemco 100.
Thread:
Color and size to suite. Photo shows Danville 6/0.
Body: Bare thread or thin dubbing.
Wing:
Woodchuck (WC) underfur.
Hackle/Legs/Head:
Clump of elk or deer hair, butts tied down behind the eye and
clipped to form the head.
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Vermont Caddis
Hook:
Photo shows size 14 Tiemco 100.
Thread:
Color and size to suite. Photo shows Danville 6/0.
Abdomen: Dub the rear half or two-thirds of the hook
shank with woodchuck dubbing made from underfur. Directions for
making dubbing are in the article Working Wonders With
Woodchuck. I used the dubbing-loop technique here.
Hackle/Legs: Dry fly hackle to match the hatch.
Photo shows cree-colored rooster saddle hackle over the front
half to one-third of the hook shank.
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