Wayne "Buz" Buszek's King's River Caddis, born on California's Kings River in the 1950s, is the archetype of the turkey-wing caddis dry. A shaggy tan fur body, a single mottled turkey quill wing tied tent-style over the top, and an undersized brown collar hackle that lets the fly sit low with the wing parallel to the water.
1. Thread base — Attach brown thread behind the eye and build a base to the bend.
2. Body — Dub a fairly heavy, shaggy tan body from the bend to the 3/4 point. Buszek used raccoon fur — anything tannish-gray and rough works.
3. Wing — Prepare a single mottled turkey quill section (a light coat of flexible cement keeps it from splitting). Tie it in by the tip at the 3/4 point, tent-style over the body, extending just past the bend. Trim to a rounded caddis shape.
4. Hackle — Tie in a slightly undersized brown hackle in front of the wing. Wind 3–4 turns as a collar. Tie off and trim.
5. Head — Build a neat head. Whip finish and apply head cement.
