Back in the day, in Chuck Fothergill’s Fly Shop, in Aspen, CO, I came across a woven fly pattern called the La Fonte Wobble-Rite. It was awhile before I actually employed this Caddis Pupa pattern for moving and still waters. Why did I wait so long…? In tying this pattern, one secures the lead or non lead substitute parallel to the hook shank. That, enables the pattern to seductively “wobble” as it moves through the water…what follows are some variations, on that original fly, with updated materials. The recipe for the original pattern may be found in Solomon and Leiser’s “The Caddis and the Angler” ppgs. #.84 -#.88…try some, they will not disappoint…Here (below) is the SBS for the DB AMBER WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…All of the other WOBBLE-RITES start with the same lashing approach…
Michael…gearing up today, to hit an Eastern river tomorrow, with some of the bugs his sister hand delivered to him a couple of weeks ago…
Cold day on the river for MOO…(4.25.2015)…
KG’s SPRING CREEK SCUD -Wobble Style – Glissmeyer/Variant …
HOOK: Umpqua (Hanak) C550BL, #12- #14, TMC 2499 SPBL, #12 – #16. TMC 2488H, #12 – #16
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Olive Green – Abdomen / Veevus 16/0, Olive – Head
WEIGHT: Lead or non-lead sub., approximate diameter of shank, lashed to sides, flattened and coated with Zap-A-Gap
RIB: SulkySilver Metallic 8040 Opalescent
BACK/CARAPACE: Clear Stretch-Flex, 1/8″
BODY: Arizona Simi-Seal, #.12, Olive – in a dubbing loop, picked out with a bodkin and brushed wit a bore brush- cut jut below hook point
Kelly G’s scud pattern in the 1.0 version. He just informed me that a 2.0 version is in the works and because these guys just plain slam, I will be adding that to my arsenal as soon as he lets me see it. Scuds, when they are resting are curled…when they move, in short bursts up to six inches, are straight…tie accordingly
The above scud is for use in this lake…in the early AM or at dusk, around, in and over the weed beds…
Materials KG’s SPRING CREEK SCUD -Wobble Style…
KG’s SPRING CREEK SCUDS -Wobble Style…
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A “BOMBPROOF” SBS…
Materials DB AMBER WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…
#1...Place Diamond Bead on the hook and insert in vise. Take ten wraps and do the first of a lot of half-hitches that will keep this guy trucking’…
#2… Place a strip of lead on the near side of the shank, wrap forward and back to the tie in point and half-hitch…
#3…Place the second strip of lead on the far side of the shank, even with the first, and wrap down into the bend. Use fingernails to keep the lead in position, parallel to the shank…
#4… Half-hitch the thread at the bend, flatten the lead parallel to the hook shank with non-serrated pliers, twist or nip off the excess lead and cover the rear with a few wraps of thread. Half-hitch…
#5…Run the thread up to the front of the lead then back to the bend to cover any frays…
#6…Coat the thread wraps with Zap-A-Gap – Keep it away from the bead and let it dry !
#7…Cut a thin strip of thin skin and taper the end to a point…
#8…Cut the D-Rib at an angle ( to reduce bulk)…
#9…Attach the thin skin at the bend with three tight wraps of thread and half-hitch…
#10...Attach the D-Rib at the bend, flat side down, with three tight thread wraps and half-hitch.Bring the Fl.White thread forward and half-hitch. Tie in the Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown thread at the front of the lead base. Keep in mind that Caddis Pupa are chubby at the stern and skinny-er at the thorax…
#11…Bring the thin skin over the top of the shank, add two soft wraps and pull forward to tighten. Then, add two more tight wraps of thread and half-hitch…
#12…Wrap the D-Rib up the hook shank in tight turns, secure with 5 wraps of thread and cut the excess…
#13...Cover the thread wraps with a thinly dubbed thread of SLF Spikey Squirrel dubbing. Half-hitch twice, just in front of the dubbing. Push the Diamond Bead back into the dubbing, bring the thread forward and add two more half-hitches tight against the bead while pushing back with the Stonfo half-hitch tool (below).Add a few wraps of thread over the shank towards the hook eye, the back to the bead. Half-hitch again at the bead and add a touch of Hard-As-Hull to all that thread (Those wraps on the hook shank will assist in preventing the V-Notched partridge from spinning in the next step! ) I use a number of different half-hitch tools for tying. The Stonfo half-hitch tool (more below) really comes in handy for locking beads in, when utilized at the thorax position
#14… V-Notch a Brown Partridge feather…
#15…Place the Partridge feather over the top of the hook shank and lock in place with two soft wraps of thread. Adjust the fibers with your fingernails then add two tight wraps, cut the excess feather protruding over the eye of the hook, add two more tight wraps and half-hitch with the Stonfo hitch tool…
#16… Tie in Brown Ostrich Herl with the fibers pointing to the rear of the hook shank. Clip excess and half-hitch. Then, wrap the herl forward using 5-7 turns. ( I use there hackle pliers to hold the end of the herl:
…and place my right hand thumbnail just behind the eye of the hook when wrapping) With my left hand, I take the tying three out of the bobbin cradle and bring the thread behind the hanging herl then over the hook shank with two tight wraps. Remove thumbnail and add two additional tight wraps….clip the excess herl and add a half-hitch with the Stonfo hitch tool. Whip finish and add a drop of Hard-As-Hull
#17… Go fish…
DB AMBER WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPAE, #14’s…
DB AMBER WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA – Daiichi 1250, #12 – #16…
AMBER CADDIS might be found in here…
Here are the DB’s…it’s in there (subtle not pronounced)…
DB AMBER WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA – Top…
TAN WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #12 -#18
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Fl. White – Under Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown – Thorax forward
WEIGHT: Lead or non-lead sub., approximate diameter of shank, lashed to sides, flattened and coated with Zap-A-Gap
OVER ABDOMEN: Tan D-Rib, Small or Medium depending on hook size
BACK/CARAPACE: Thin strip of Medallion Sheeting, Buggy Brown
WINGLETS: Brown Partridge ( lower back on the skin) – V-Notched
THORAX: Iridescent Peacock, Brown – Spirit River
A Tan Pupa using the same method. For the smallest size, as in #18, use Micro Tubing and a lot of patience…
Materials TAN WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…
TAN WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPAE…
CHARTREUSE WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…
HOOK: Hanak C300BL Hook, #12- #14
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Fl. White – Under Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive or Black – Thorax forward
WEIGHT: Lead or non-lead sub., approximate diameter of shank, lashed to sides, flattened and coated with Zap-A-Gap
OVER ABDOMEN: Glitter D-Rib, Medium Chartreuse
BACK/CARAPACE: strip of Tin Skin, Mottled Bustard Natural
WINGLETS: Olive Partridge, V-Notched
THORAX: Ostrich Herl, Black
This is an attractor Rhyacophila imitation. I really like the color Chartreuse, which on some occasions, will out fish a green or olive pattern. Changing the color, one could imitate various net spinning Caddis Pupa…Don’t be opposed to using different colors of thread as an under abdomen base in conjunction with D-Rib or Micro Tubing. Find the color, vibrance and hue that meets the requirements of the bugs and conditions in which the pattern is to be used. I do this a lot with Barr’s Graphic Caddis and the results are worth the effort…
Materials CHARTREUSE WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA…
CHARTREUSE WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA – Top view…
CHARTREUSE WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA – Bottom view…
CHARTREUSE WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS …
Yep…in that chop on the left…
WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA (Olive)- La Fonte/Variant…
HOOK: Daiichi 1560, #10-#18
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, FL. White – Underabdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown – Thorax forward
WEIGHT: Lead or non-lead sub., approximate diameter of shank, lashed to sides, flattened and coated with Zap-A-Gap
OVER ABDOMEN: D-Rib, Small, Olive ( for larger sizes, use Medium)
BACK/CARAPACE: Thin strip of Medallion Sheeting, Mottled Brown
THORAX: SLF Spikey Squirrel dubbing, Dark Brown
HACKLE: #2 Metz Hen Neck, Furnace
I prefer straight hook for this pattern for use in still water. For tailwaters and freestone rivers and streams, I would tie this pattern on curved, slow curve, or keel hooks…
Materials WOBBLE-RITE CADDIS PUPA (Olive)…
PVR … where this pattern literally banged the biggies…
WOBBLE-RITE…Top view…
WOBBLE-RITE…Bottom view…
WOBBLE-RITE(s)…
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