Thanks Phil! I find these diagrams very useful. Thank you for sharing them with us. Much appreciated.

Carl - If you buy the tippet rings, I recommend putting them all on a small safety pin as soon as you get them. They are very tiny and can easily be dropped. Putting them onto a safety pin keeps the rings all together and make them easy to hold onto while tying them onto your tippet.

I fished with the rings all season last year, but have not tried droppers from them. I highly recommend the rings, though. They make changing out the tipped very easy, and make tappered leaders last much longer. It seems like droppers would work well with the rings.

Awesome set of flies Ruard! I sent you a PM with my mailing address. I can't wait to see these in person.

Yes. I found it easier to tye in the antenna right after tying in the hackle. They both were tyed in facing out over the eye of the hook. I then tyed in the chenille abdomen and ran the thread back to the eye of the hook. Dub the thread and wound it back to the bend of the hook, forward to the eye. ...

Cool. I like that name Ruard.

Ah, yes, the beautiful caddis pupa blossoms...

Thanks guys.

These are the flies I tyed for the IBF 13 Swap. Something a little different.

Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Hook - Mustad Model C49S (Caddis curved)/Size 14 Thread - Gudebrod 10/0 Midge Thread (40 denier) - Rusty Brown Hackle - Indian Hen Saddle (Creamy Tan) Antenna - Burnt Wild Turkey Tail Abdomen - 2 mm Ultra Chenille (Cream) Thorax - Fox Squirrel Belly (Natural) 2010_0418_16443...