This caddis gotta float..... it just gotta float :-) :-)

[dryfly purist 0]

Foam and cdc caddis :-) :-)

 

 

Terje

[netabrookie 0]

Excellent as usual Terje.

[mikechell 0]

Nice looking bug. Foam wings? That should sit perfectly in the water. Do we have to wait until next spring to find out?

[shoebop 0]

Nice Terje, So how did you color/treat the foam and what kind of foam is that?

[dryfly purist 0]

Excellent as usual Terje.

Thanks a a lot, my friend :-) :-)

 

Terje

[dryfly purist 0]

Nice looking bug. Foam wings? That should sit perfectly in the water. Do we have to wait until next spring to find out?

Thanks a lot, mikechell :-) :-)

It´s foam wings and with the cdc legs it should be floating great...... but i have to wait about 8 months to find out for sure :-) :-)

 

Terje

[dryfly purist 0]

Nice Terje, So how did you color/treat the foam and what kind of foam is that?

Thanks a lot, shoebop :-) :-)

 

It´s 1mm razor foam in this one. I folded a piece of foam and burned the edges slightly with a lighter before i cut out the body that i wanted.

Then i took a water resistant marker pen and coloured the foam to make the wing look as realistic as i could possibly get it :-)

The original foam is beige btw, which makes it quite easy to colour :-)

 

Terje

[shoebop 0]

Thanks Terje. I thought you might have singed it. Good job!

[Crackaig 0]

A few years ago I played around with similar ideas. The wings I made using a wing burner. To stop them sticking together when you burn them put a cigarette paper between the folded foam (This helps whenever you are using wing burners and you find the materials stick together). Also if you position the wing really carefully in the burner you can create a singed fold along the top.

For mine I used Micro Thin Foam which is also 1mm thick in tan.

 

Cheers,

C.

[frogeyes 0]

I love this fly and photo.

[dryfly purist 0]

I love this fly and photo.

That´s really nice to hear. THANKS A LOT :-) :-)

 

Terje

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

great caddis my friend send me a dozen I will test them for you and report back how well they float

[dryfly purist 0]

great caddis my friend send me a dozen I will test them for you and report back how well they float

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) ...thanks, man :-)

 

Terje

[Andrey 0]

Realy cool! Looks like a real caddis!

[dryfly purist 0]

Realy cool! Looks like a real caddis!

Thanks a lot, Andrey :-) :-)

 

Terje