Tying the Realistic Caddis Pupa by Ondrej Rusnak

Tying a caddisfly imitation, is usually not a bad move on any trout water you visit.

[@macanek23]

To bych do vody nikdy nehodil ;) Skvělá práce!

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

+Martin Fořt Dakujem ;)

[@flytyer2368]

What size Nanofil line are you using? It comes in a number of sizes/lb test.

[@jaycan65]

Best pupa pattern on you tube excellent

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Oh! Thank you very much! ;)

[@jaycan65]

You're welcome

[@tatetadsen8380]

Awesome pupa, what was the liquid you put on the yellow body that made it darker?

[@marekkovacikflyfishingsk]

perfektná práca táto musí chytať všetko

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

+Marek Kovacik Dik! Vsetko asi nie - no mozno nieco :)

[@grigri077]

magnifique amazing really good job i subscribe to your channel Pierre (from Québec, Canada)

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Thank you! I will have to try more now ;)))

[@joeduca8582]

amazing!!!! what dexterity you have in tying the herl! thank you!

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Thank you Joe! My father was a surgeon - perhaps due to the fact it is easy for me ;))))

[@joeduca8582]

+OR Fly tying 😊😀😁😂😃😆☺( that's for your son! and how I feel when I watch you tie!) I've used cheap latex gloves for caddis larva, with dubbed green underbody. my wife caught her first trout with it. I'm buying the heavy kitchen ones from now on. I tried tying a realistic stone fly from Eric Leiser's book when I first started to tie. the body was a split quill that I successfully split, but broke when wound. ostrich herl gills like you did, but it turned out a bloody mess! I like using markers to paint minnow bodies, then coating with nail polish as it blends the colors and toughens the body. you've given me incentive to tie realistic again. what's the quality of Berkeley nano that you like? I've seen it on the market but know nothing about it. (I also spin fish). lastly, what's your country? kudos to your father and your fingers my friend. hope the genes are passed on to your boy. God bless.😇

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

+Joe Duca +Joe Duca Hi Joe! Thanks for your comment ;) ... I do not know what nanofil do I use because I find it on my spinning reel ... I am living&fishing in Slovakia- river Vah & Liptovska Mara reservoir. I wish you all "the best" in your life&fly tying ;) ...

[@joeduca8582]

+OR Fly tying you too my friend! do you like nanofil on spinning reel? I fish with spinning also. Berkeley Fusion, fluorocarbon leader. or just regular mono. stay safe my friend & God Bless you & family! ☺😊😀😁😂😇😆! 🐕🐓🐩🐦?

[@caileanmoore2835]

Superb!

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Thanks!!!

[@tccbad]

class fly friend all the best from loughmask ireland

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Thank you from River Vah Slovakia ;) !

[@caileanmoore2835]

What is the latex glove that you use? They look quite thick. Cracking pupa pattern.

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Cailean Moore thanks for the comment. The latex glove is this one: www.directindustry.com/prod/ansell-occupational-healthcare/product-37233-518236.html

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

I bought it in my local store.

[@reubenbenreuben3258]

Cool and realistic

[@deanransom2350]

Very nice; only one minor fault...you tied up and over the hook eye. Other than than...first rate.

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

Thanks! And Yes -there is a little space in hook eye (but monofilament passage therethrough ;) ...).

[@ondrejrusnakflytying1100]

I must look out on it next time :)

[@user-mu1im6lu2g]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@sonsoffishes1]

Love this! I study caddis pupa and this has all the characteristics of the real thing. Couple things I noticed, with the exception of the famously large traveller Sedge, the body on your Pupa, specifically at the bend is really large. While most Pupa I have seen have a reverse taper, this is a little extreme. Also that casing with the Swiss straw generally extends to about half the body length and generally wraps to the sides or underneath the body of the Pupa. Please take this as constructive criticism, I really do think your fly is the most realistic I have seen and I will be trying to mimic your technique. Thank you so much!! Also might I ask what the weight and diameter of mono and nano line your using? Below is a link to a caddis pupa that is typical in my parts of the world. i2.wp.com/flyguys.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/RealCaddisPupa1.jpg?ssl=1