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Created in the 70s by Gary LaFontaine, the Sparkle Pupa has been one of the most successful caddis pupa imitations ever produced.  The Antron body material creates an air pocket that mimics the gaseous bubble created by pupating caddis before they emerge, and this fly can be fished in the surface film or dead drifted on the bottom with equal effectiveness. 

Hook Size: 10

Thread: Brown

Tail:        White Antron Yarn

Underbody: Ginger Variant Antron Dubbing

Body envelope: White Antron Yarn

Wing: Elk Hair

Head: Ginger Awesome Possum

College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038B

The Dupage Rivers Fly Tyers hope you all have an enjoyable and safe holiday!

The Dupage Rivers Fly Tyers look forward to a New Year of fly tying, casting classes, river clean-ups, water monitoring, Scouting Merit Badges, Veterans programs and much more!

TBD

Join us for a night of casual fly tying and socializing at the Sturdy Shelter Brewery in Batavia!

Bring your tying tools and materials for whatever flies you need to fill your box, finish off your 100 flies for the Tie-a-Thon or practice a new pattern!

As usual, there will be pizza.

Sturdy Shelter Brewery

10 Shumway Ave, 

Batavia, IL 60510

This Tuesday, Denton demonstrates tying a Meat Whistle.  Another fantastic pattern from the tying bench of John Barr (Copper John, Slump Buster and many more). The Meat Whistle is fished on the bottom to mimic sculpin or crawdads.  It's as productive in calm trout waters as it is in warm water rivers chasing smallmouth.

Hook: Long-shank jig hook sizes 1/0-2.

Head: Copper tungsten conehead, large. 

Tail/Body: Rusty brown rabbit zonker strip. 

Thread: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier. 

Underbody: Copper brown/pearl Sparkle Braid. 

Flash: Copper Flashabou. 

Legs: Pumpkin Barred Sili Legs. 

Collar: Brown Grizzly Saddle Hackle.  

Thread dam: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier.  

College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038B