Tying Tuesday: Innovation and Controversy

On this week’s choice, Savage Flies revitalizes the long-lasting Adams by incorporating Jungle Cock feathers, mixing custom with premium aesthetics. Technical precision continues with Davie McPhail’s Cased Caddis, which makes use of drop beads for life like profiles and weighted stability, important for mid-column success. In the meantime, McFly Angler tackles the controversial Squirmy Worm, a devastatingly efficient sample that challenges tyers to grasp a notoriously finicky materials. Lastly, the Panfish Wiggler by Dressed Irons focuses on motion and vibration, good for the warming shallows.

Jungle Cock Adams
Hook: Customary dry fly (dimension 12–14)
Thread: Grey 8/0 or 70 denier
Tail: Blended brown and grizzly hackle fibers
Physique: Grey muskrat or artificial dry fly dubbing
Wings: Grizzly hackle suggestions
Hackle: One brown and one grizzly neck feather
Cheeks: Two matched Jungle Cock nails

Drop Beaded Cased Caddis (Grannom)
Hook: Fulling Mill 5065 or comparable heavyweight grub hook, dimension 12
Bead: 3.5mm Silver Tungsten Bead
Thread: Black Uni Thread 8/0
Rib: 0.15mm Clear Monofilament
Case: A mix of Hare’s Ear, Squirrel dubbing, and a contact of UV Ice Dub
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Legs: English Partridge hackle feathers
Adhesive: Clear Varnish or UV Resin

The Squirmy Worm
Hook: Risen Barbless Shrimp/Caddis 9457 (dimension 10)
Thread: Veevus 140 Energy Thread (pink)
Physique: Squirmy Worm Materials
Weight: Lead Free Wire (0.015)
Bead: Risen Brass Bead (Sizzling Pink/4mm)
Dubbing: Hareline Dubbing (pink/black)
Flex Resin: Solarez Flex Components
Skinny Resin: Solarez Extremely Skinny

Panfish Wiggler
Hook: Mustad 3366 or 3906B, dimension 10
Thread: 6/0 Black Uni-thread
Tail: Brown Hen Hackle fibers
Physique: Medium Yellow Chenille
Rib: Small Copper Wire
Hackle: Brown Hen Cape or gentle rooster hackle