The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Caddis
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater
From what it seems, this is supposed to be a caddis pattern, so try to keep the feathers and materials in the body and collar. One thing that might be nice would be a partridge soft hackle or CDC soft hackle as a collar! For a little bit of durability feel free to add some small or extra small wire to the body as well. One thing that might be a good addition to the tail would be a flashabou butt! This will add a little more flash and might grab a bit more attention.
This is a great caddis attractor for murky waters and spring runoff. There really isn’t much imitation in this pattern, so it might not be the best clear water day pattern, but definitely don’t count it out for those small creeks. This is a great fly for the beginner tyer, as there is not too much going on, and it allows people to get used to wrapping feathers around the shank. Give this one a try and you might not be able to put it away!
Fish this either as a tag on your nymph rig or as the dropper under a dry in a dry dropper rig. This is a great pattern to fish in runoff with the tungsten bead, especially behind an already heavy point fly, so it pulls the entire rig down to the bottom of the river.
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Caddis Sizes: #10 - #22
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