55 on the fly

This Snowshoe Apple Caddis, with a slightly heavier hook, sits low in the water looking hurt and vulnerable.  You can add a trailing shuck like a Clacka Caddis... In fact I like the snowshoe hare wing better than a wing of Zelon or Widow's web of the Clacka. Snowshoe Apple Caddis tied and photographed by Doug Korn bottom view materials list: hook: size #16 wet fly, 1x short, 1x strong thread: tan Serafil 200/2 back 2/3rds of the body: DK#3 Apple Green front 1/3rd of the body: DK#15 Oatmeal (tan) wing: natural snowshoe hare hackle: light ginger over sparsely dubbed thorax trimmed on bottom. 

Korn's Spent-wing Apple Caddis my materials list: Hook: vintage Mustad Limerick #16 std. wet fly or current Mustad 9063 Thread: Serafil tan 200/2 or Uni-8/0 Body & Thorax: DK#3 Apple Caddis dubbing for 1/3rd of body, 1/3rd DK#27 tan dubbing for thorax. Hackle: light ginger hackle over thorax only and trimmed flat on top. Wing & Head: 2 light ginger hen feathers tied on flat and folded back to form head.

An Apple Caddis Emerger for the Delaware in early spring fished as a dropper... Materials List: Hook: #16-18 Wire Head: Gold 28 ga. wire two layers 3 over 4. wire run on top of back to bend. Body: 1/3rd DK#3 apple green, 1/3rd olive GSS, 1/3rd fox squirrel dubbing Teardrop Wing: light tan hen feather, cut out tip tied tips down then folded back, trim butt. Collar: fox squirrel dubbing. A step by step: make thread base for wire head tie in wire add drop of super glue then wrap head 3 over 4 turns 2 layers run wire down top of hook shank to bend, cover with thread wraps dub 1/3 of shank with apple green dubbing add GSS olive dubbing to 1/3rd of hook add fox squirrel dubbing to 1/3rd of hook prep light tan  or ginger hen feather as shown tie in feather "V" notch down behind wire head fold feather back to form the "Teardrop Wing" add more fox squirrel dubbing in front of wing turns of dubbi...