Tungsten Halo Pupa
This is our workhorse caddis pupa pattern we fish alongside our other select sub-surface flies. Like the Bird's Nest, it's one of our favorites to fish under an indicator as a lead fly or as a dropper off of a large hopper or stone.
Fly Pattern & Fishing Details
The Tungsten Halo Pupa is a solid attractor style, sub-surface caddis pattern. It fishes in a variety of situations, on all types of rivers—freestones, tailwaters our high-mountain creeks. It's a fantastic cutthroat dropper on the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Just like the Bird's Nest Nymph, we fish this as a lead fly under a double nymph rig, or simply dropped off of a stonefly or foam hopper pattern in the late summer months. The Tungsten Halo Pupa gets down down quickly, has the right amount of flash and is super-buggy. It's a great option all year round.
The Tying Recipe
- Hook: Fulling Mill FM5045 Jig Force Barbless Hook Black Nickel
- Body Thread: Semperfli Brown Nano Silk 50D / 12/0
- Ribbing: Pearl Krystal Flash
- Abdomen: Nature's Spirit Dyed Caddis Green Peacock
- Wing: Flat, Large Pearl Tinsel
- Wing Casing: Thick UV Resin
- Thorax: Brown TriLobal Antron Dubbing, Looped with Brown CDC
- Bead: Tungsten 2.5 (or 2.8) mm
Preferred tying tools
Every tier has preferences when it comes to the bench. I try to tie as simply and efficiently as possible. These are some of the must-have tools I use to design our unique guide patterns:
Fishing Accessories
Set yourself up for success when fishing these styles of patterns. When fishing technical waters, I find that having the right tools is necessary and makes for a better overall experience.
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