Emerging Caddis

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Sparkle Pupa

Hook:Tiemco 2487 size 14
Thread:Olive 14/0
Tail:SF Fibres Olive
Body:SF Fibres Olive
Wing:Natural Antelope
Head:Synthetic Bronze Peacock

This is a great caddis pupa pattern.Originally tied by Gary Lafontaine.I've changed the dressing to suit my needs and also experimented with different materials.

Step 1
Debarb hook,place hook in vice,add tying thread and wrap the thread to the bend of the hook.Tie in a very small bunch actually just a few fibres of SF fibre blend.This will act as ur tail.Cut off the excess material.Trim the tail to about a hook length.





Step 2
Tie in a bunch of SF fibres on the top part of the shank.Turn ur vice upside down and do the same for the underside.

This material is excellent,it gives a shine which easily immitates the shine when these flies pupate plus offcourse the color,that being olive.

The addition of flash added to the olive fibres makes it perfect for use without having to add all sorts of other materials together.These packets of SF fibre blend come prepacked with the olive and flash already mixed.





Step 3
Turn vice back up,clip the fibres at and angle,parallel to the shank.This way u won't have to worry about a bulky body.



Step 4
Pull the fibres that u tied in ontop of the shank back over itself to the thorax area and secure with thread.Tease the fibres out a bit,u want to create a bubble effect.

Do the same with the fibres from the underside and secure with thread.





Step 5
Tie in a clump of Antelope Hair.This will form the wing.Carefull!!! These hairs are very brittle and break easily.The colour of the natural Antelope is perfect for this pattern plus the hollow hair is unmatchable i.t.o floatability.Substitude material to be used is Deer Hair or Elk.

The wing should be a tad longer than the hook when pressed down.