The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
October Caddis, Caddis
Easy - 3-5 Min
Coldwater
Since this is on a curved hook, this fly can be perceived as a few different stages of the caddisfly life cycle. Emergence, adult or as an egg layer. If you want this pattern to be more of an emerger, add some antron as a tail off the back to resemble the nymph skin coming off the adult. If wanting to imitate more of an egg laying caddis, add a bit of a hot-spot with either some bright colored dubbing or thread as a tag to simulate an egg.
This is a quirky little caddis dry fly that can resemble some of the different stages of the caddisfly life cycle that occur on the surface of the water. This is due to the curved hook used in making this fly. You can fish this fly either as an emerger, an adult or an egg laying adult.
This fly can be fished in a few different manners. If fishing this as a normal adult dry fly, do your best to float this fly up as high as it can go, so it can skate around the surface of the water without pulling too much of a wake. If fishing this as an egg laying adult or an emerger, try not to use too much dry fly floatant, and if you need it, consider just applying it to the wing of the fly to allow the lower parts of the body to hang in the water.
| General Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Caddis Sizes: #10 - #22
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East
October Caddis Sizes: #8 - #12
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