The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Caddis
Hard - 7-10 Min
Coldwater
This fly only has color variations and you can change the hair to get black, browns, oranges and more to imitate the color caddis in your area and season.
It’s near unsinkable which is a huge benefit when fishing faster waters on high gradient streams and river. It also has a very good insect profile as opposed to most caddis patterns which always seem a bit too wide and imitate more of a spent caddis than an alive and active adult. The Goddard caddis is a favorite of mine for summer on high mountain streams or anywhere in low waters during the fall.
Caddis are very good flyers and skitter across the water often. This makes a goddard caddis a good fly to skate and skitter as well because of how well it floats. When fish are being fickle with a dead drift, the slightest twitch or doing a bad mend in the line can make the fly skate and move and cause a strike. I really like this technique for brook trout as they always seem to like movement.
Look for foliage or structure on or above the water and work this fly near it. Caddis seem to love structure and fish seem to know it and crowd around waiting for their chance at a meal, give em what they want.
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Caddis Sizes: #10 - #22
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