TJF Tabanas Parachute Caddis
The Tabanas Parachute Caddis is a popular European dry fly and is one of Tom Jarman’s go-to caddis patterns. The deer hair wing on this pattern makes the fly incredibly buoyant, combine this with a parachute hackle and a hi-vis post and you have a fly with a great profile on the water that floats well and is incredibly easy to see in all light.
$4.40 each
Dry
Creek
RiverSpecies
brown trout
rainbow troutWater Types
Fast/broken
Glides
Medium/rifflesFly Uses
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The Tabanas fishes best in medium to fast-paced water. It is also suited to suspending a nymph beneath it. It will comfortably support tungsten-beaded nymphs up to 2.8mm. This pattern is tied on a barbless dry fly hook. The fine point and gauge improve penetration on hook sets. We recommend fishing 5x, 6x or 7x tippets to improve the quality of the drift.
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