Name
Paul’s Peeping Caddis
Type
Nymph (Grayling)
Author
Dr Paul Davis
Inspiration
After Oliver Edwards Peeping Caddis
Date concieved
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
Eyes
None
Hackle
None
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 the 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.
Variants