> At 10:54 PM 12/11/01 -0600, you wrote: > It was a little caddis fly like an Elk Hair Caddis but it had the wing > tied down > in back (Tied-Down Caddis). > > That may have been what it was called!! I've been wracking my brain for a > long time trying to remember. I know I used a couple of strands of wool > yarn for the body with a hackle palmered and the deer hair tied front and > back and trimmed for a shellback. circa 1950.
Dennis, that sure sounds like the critter I remember. I recall frayed wool in brown, orange, and a yellowish gold color from the flies after a few browns had ripped into them. Oh, the memories... :-) Monte
