Tied by John Gort at Lincoln Park March 8, 2008

	
	
	Tier's Name: John Gort         Email: …

	Date: March 8, 2008            Phone: (see roster)

	Fly Originator and History: Al Troth devised this fly to fish the Montana 
	caddis hatches. It made its first public appearance in 1978. John Gort has 
	added some steps to help keep the fly's proportions correct.	

                                        How the Fly is Fished
	Suggested line and leader: Floating line with a tapered leader and a tippet.	
	Depth range: On the surface (dry fly)
	Suggested retrieve: Use standard dry fly techniques.
	Comments:                                                            


                                       Fly Material
	Hook make /size / length: Size 8-18 dry fly (TMC 101 or equivalent)
	Thread: size / color / type: 6/0 thread color should match dubbing color 
	Weighted? y/n / size / # of wraps: No
	Tail material / size / color: None
	Body material / color: Dry fly dubbing / tan, olive, or match the hatch
	Ribbing size / color: Medium or fine gold wire
	Thorax size / color: None  
	Wing size / color: Elk or deer hair / natural                    
	Hackle size / color: Slightly larger than hook gape / brown, grizzly, or black
	Head size / color: None
	Other:
                                        Tying Steps
	
	1. Starting at the eye of the hook, make 15 close thread wraps (12 for size #8 
	thread). Leave  about a quarter-inch of the thread tag on the hook as a reference 
	point, and cut off the excess thread.                                      
	
	2. At the tag, tie-in a 3" or 4" piece of gold wire on the far side of the hook. 
	The front end of the wire should extend about a half-inch beyond the eye of the 
	hook. The thread tag can be cut off now. The wire tag is the new reference point.
	
	3. Using sparse wraps, tie in the gold wire to the bend of the hook.   
	
	4. Make a dubbing loop at the bend of the hook and run the thread forward to 
	the wire tag.
	
	5. Add about 2" of sparse dubbing into the loop and twist to the left forming 
	a tight uniform dubbing rope. 
	
	6. Using close wraps, wrap the dubbing rope to the wire tag, and tie it off. 
	
	7. Tie-in a hackle at the wire tag and palmer it to the bend of the hook.
	
	8. Wrap the gold wire ribbing forward (away from you) to the wire tag and secure 
	it with the thread. Cut off the wire tag. 
	
	9. Cut, clean, and stack a small bundle of elk or deer hair. The wing should 
	extend from behind the eye of the hook to the bend. Tie-in the hair with about 
	4 or 5 fairly tight wraps. 
	
	10. Whip finish the fly where the wing is tied in. Trim the excess hair at about 
	30-degrees, or at an angle that is parallel to eye of the hook if you are, 
	using is a "drop eye". Apply head cement. 
	
	
		  Rick Shadforth 03/17/08