Hot Butt Cascade

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Here is the tying I use for the Hot Butt Cascade with which I like to fish on many occasions during the season

It would be the first fly I would try if I was on an unfamiliar water or if the water was running a bit above normal/coloured or just plain unsure what to try.

I recently tied a batch for Fly Swap on another Forum

Body - Copper Tube 1.25”

Underbody - White Plastic Sticky Tape (about 0.75” wide)

Tying Thread - GloBrite White

Butt - Hot Orange Antron Wool

Tail - Orange and Yellow Bucktail mix (with 2 strands of
Crystal Pearl on top) about twice the length of
the Tube (total fly length is 3.25/3.5”

Body - UTC Mirage (varnish first Layer then wind on top layer)

Rib - Red Copper Wire (0.3mm)

Wing - Black Squirrel (to about halfway down tail with 2
Strands of Pearl Crystal Flash on top

Hackle 1 - Soft Yellow Cock (I used Whiting’s American Saddle)

Hackle 2 - Soft Orange Cock

Head - Tying Thread with 3 coats of varnish
(see tying note below)

1st coat - Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails or similar
2nd Coat - Veniard's Black Varnish
3rd Coat - Sally Hansen's or similar

(NB next time I tie this fly, I will swap over to a Black Thread to finish the head – it is a lot easier when varnishing as you only need 3 coats of Sally Hansen’s)

The finished Batch



A close up of the Fly



Here you can see the idea behind putting a layer of white plastic on the tube before commencing tying the fly.

This fly literally "glows" in the water




Hope you like it and, if you care to tie it and try it, you never know what will happen.

tweedbunnet

[underghillie]

Nice tb where did you get the clear extension tubing

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Jan 19, 2011 23:07:05 GMT underghillie said:

Nice tb where did you get the clear extension tubing

That came with the HMH Tube adaptor I recently bought.

It is nice stuff

I think we need to go to the Medical Supplies people for such tubing in the UK

When I have a bit of time, I will research unless you manage to source it first.

I would ideally look for Clear tubing a tad tighter

tb

[kingfisher]

Jan 20, 2011 18:34:02 GMT @tweedbunnet said:

I think we need to go to the Medical Supplies people for such tubing in the UK

Bet you get that tubing from the plumbing centre ;D

[underghillie]

Jan 20, 2011 18:34:02 GMT @tweedbunnet said:

Jan 19, 2011 23:07:05 GMT underghillie said:

Nice tb where did you get the clear extension tubing

That came with the HMH Tube adaptor I recently bought.

It is nice stuff

I think we need to go to the Medical Supplies people for such tubing in the UK

When I have a bit of time, I will research unless you manage to source it first.

I would ideally look for Clear tubing a tad tighter

tb

Managed to source some today tb Borders Gun Room

[David1982]

silicone tubing for fish tanks is worth a look

[builnacraig]

Cracking flies TB, the photos don't do them justice

[The Huntingtower Womble]

Nothing beats throwing toys from a jacuzzi/pram

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Jan 20, 2011 20:43:35 GMT @builnacraig said:

Cracking flies TB, the photos don't do them justice

BnC

Cheers, glad they got to you at last.

tb

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Jan 20, 2011 19:49:32 GMT David1982 said:

silicone tubing for fish tanks is worth a look

D

You are spot on there. Will pop into my local pet supermarket and do a recce at the weekend and update in due course

UG

Good to know Borders GR also have this type of tubing. I prefer the clearplastic to the opaque stuff I have used in the past on other flies.

Also tried this fly with Orange Silicon Tubing in which case the Butt can be Oval Silver (instead of Hot Orange Antron) to lift the Tail that wee bit.

tb