The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Caddis
Easy - 5-7 Min
Coldwater
This pattern has a very unique look, and changing out materials could mess up the desired outcome of this fly. For that reason it is best to stick with the recipe on this guy, so that you know it’s the real deal when it comes off of your vise.
This bug is tied in Olive and Brown most often. Those two colors will do you well, but you may also want to try out a caddis green variation. Having those colors in a few sizes will serve you well. This is a must have emerger pattern in you caddis selection.
This emerger pattern has a little bit of this, and a little bit of that in all the right places. The attractor qualities like the flahsy underbody, and the in water movement of the ostrich herl make it hard pass up by any trout’s standards. The taper and movement of the chenille is also a great touch that gives this bug a rightful spot in the lineage of great caddis patterns.
Fishing this fly as the first bug in a nymph rig is the most common, and usually the most successful. fished correctly, it will perfectly imitate a caddis pupa coming to the surface of the water. You can also fish it behind a bigger caddis dry fly during a hatch. Both methods have proved to put fish in the net on this fly.
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Caddis Sizes: #10 - #22
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