Sparkle pupa

LaFontaine’s sparkle pupa

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Udica: Obična udica za mokru mušicu, veličine 18 do 12.
Nit: Veličina 8/0 (70 denier).
Telo: Antron dabing.
Omotač: dabinga Antron.
Krilo: jelenja dlaka.

Pre više od 30 godina dobio sam primerak važne knjige Gerija LaFontejna, Caddisflies, kao božićni poklon. Za mene i bezbroj drugih ribolovaca, Caddisflies je bilo otkriće. Istraživanje i temeljnost bili su besprekorni; LaFontejn je postavio novi standard za pisanje o vezivanju muva i pecanju. Jedna od Gerijevih muva, Sparkle Pupa, oponaša kedisa koji migrira sa dna potoka ili ribnjaka na površinu. Neke verzije Sparkle Pupa su otežane i dizajnirane da pecaju duboko, ali ovaj primer, koji je prekriven malim krilom od losove dlake i nema dodatnu težinu, imitira pupu kadisa koja tek počinje da se pojavljuje u krilatog odraslog insekta.

Original engleski: SPARKLE PUPA

Hook: Regular wet fly hook, sizes 18 to 12.
Thread: Size 8/0 (70 denier).
Body: Antron dubbing.
Sheath: Antron dubbing.
Wing: Elk hair.

I received a copy of Gary LaFontaine’s important book, Caddisflies, as a Christmas gift more than 30 years ago. For me and countless other anglers, Caddisflies was a revelation. The research and thoroughness were impeccable; LaFontaine set a new standard for writing about fly tying and fishing. One of Gary’s flies, the Sparkle Pupa, mimics a caddisfly migrating from the bottom of a stream or pond to the surface. Some versions of the Sparkle Pupa are weighted and designed to fish deep, but this example, which is topped with a small wing of elk hair and has no added weight, imitates a caddis pupa that is just beginning to emerge into a winged adult.