*Type of Fly

Nymph (Grayling)

*Name of Fly:

Paul’s Peeping Caddis

*Etymology:
(Why you named the fly with its name)

After Oliver Edwards Peeping Caddis

*Date Invented

2008

Hook:

Longshank Size 12

Thread:

Uni Thread 8/0 Green

Weighting:

Tungsten Bead – colour as per your preference

Tail:

The ‘tail’ is actually the head. The Caddis head is formed of a Fly Eye wrapped with white antron

Body:

Dubbed coarse Hare guard fur. Tapered to give the fly a conical shape

Rib:

None

Thorax:

None

Legs:

English Partridge Breast Feather wound as hackle around the caddis head

Wings:

None

Hackle:

None

Special Tying Instructions:

Tie as per normal peeping caddis but with the above differences. A green version is also figured. Also figured is my tying of the original version with a lead shot on nylon for the weight.

Fishing Instructions:

Fish deep on river bed – usually as the point fly on a multi-fly set up

Interesting Facts:

One of the trio of flies that won me the Righyni-Roose Trophy (Fly Dressing) from the Grayling Society.