Hydropshyce pupa!

[Fishermansfly]

Thought I'd give it another go tonight after thinking about how to tie it all day. I thought about it so much that it only took me 15 minutes to tie! Not bad for a semi-realistic! The wing case is raffene unrolled, colored, then glued, and finally folded in half. I allowed it to dry and then cut out my wing bud shape. The thread was brightened up a notch but the rest remains the same. Midge D-Rib over the thread, sheet lead as a base, sow-scud gray for the thorax picked out, a brown partridge feather for the legs and antenne, and finally a piece of 20lb mono with the ends singed to create those bug eyes!
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fishermansfly/DSC01746-1.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fishermansfly/DSC01740.jpg
Top profile needs a little work, but I can't think of many fish that have eaten to a fly below them. I need to work on this skill and read up a little bit on throat style hackling. That's really what I was going for with the partridge.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fishermansfly/DSC01751.jpg
Cheers,
~Brett

[Carolina Boy]

Nice bug! 15 minutest ain't to bad for something as involved lookinfg as that, what size is it??

[Fishermansfly]

Size 14 on a Tiemco 2457 hook!

[David Knapp]

Killer bug yet again Brett! I'd like to examine that a little closer sometime, like maybe on the end of my fly line...:rolleyes::biggrin:

[Fishermansfly]

The real deal.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fishermansfly/caddispupa.jpg

Most of our local Hydro pupa have a bright green tinge to the abdomen.

~Brett

[Tennessee Jed]

That's a great looking pattern. The abdomen is perfect in shape and color.