Flyfishing the Sierras

• Hook: TMC 2312 #14-16
• Thread: Olive 6/0
• Underbody: Pearl Flashabou
• Thorax: Black Ostrich
• Antennae: Wood Duck
• Legs: Olive dyed Partridge Hackle
• Rib: Fine Gold Wire
• Body: Olive Vernille

Notes: Designed by Tim Fox in 1990 for use on the lower Sacramento. Tim is the Manager of The Fly Shop in Redding, CA. The Poopah has received widespread recognition as an excellent caddis pupa pattern and is used extensively throughout the Sierra Nevada streams. Tim utilized vernille for a tapered body and a pearl tinsel for the underbody. The most popular colors are Tan and Olive in a size 14. The fly is best fished as a dead drift with 4-6 feet of tippet using a stack cast method and feeding line. Guides also recommend using a micro mayfly pattern behind it. Harry Mason has an excellent tutorial on this fly at his website at www.troutflies.com .

Variations:

• Hook: TMC 2312 #14-16
• Thread: Olive 6/0
• Head: Copper Bead
• Underbody: Gold/Silver Tinsel
• Thorax: Black Ostrich
• Antennae: Wood Duck
• Legs: Natural Partridge Hackle
• Rib: Fine Gold Wire
• Body: Olive Vernille

• Hook: TMC 2487, #18
• Thread: Tan 8/0
• Underbody: Pearl Flashabou
• Thorax: Gray Ostrich
• Antennae: Wood Duck
• Legs: Partridge Hackle
• Rib: Fine Gold Wire
• Body: Tan Vernille