X-Caddis Parachute

By Craig, Jackie Matthews, John Juracek - Blue Ribbon Flies - West Yellowstone, MT, submitted by Mike Cline.

Description

The X-Caddis Parachute is a variant of the X-Caddis pattern developed by Craig, Jackie Matthews and John Juracek of Blue Ribbon Flies in the early 1980s. Colors can vary based on local caddis populations

Materials

• Body: Fly-rite dry fly dubbing
• Hackle: Rooster dry fly hackle
• Other: Frizz fiber Parachute Post
• Tag/Tail: Z-Lon fibers
• Thread: 18/0
• Wing: Deer Hair

Hooks

• Firehole 419, Dry Fly barbless #8 -#16

Fly types: Dry Fly