Olive X Caddis

Fish this as a standard dry fly as you would any dry fly during late spring, summer and into fall.  It’s very similar to an elk hair caddis and will perform as well.  At times when fish aren’t eating the elk hair caddis, this can make the difference and out perform the more standard patterns.  A little variation here and there can make a good bit of difference on trout that are pressured especially.

Don’t be afraid to give this fly a little wiggle here and there if the classic dead drift isn’t working.  Fishing the fly across from you on a dead drift and tension on the line allows you to make super small twitchy strips in with the line (I’ll say again, super small twitches/retrieves) so the fly doesn’t so much move as it does just flutter/twitch on the water.  Caddis don’t sit still on the water much so a little flutter in the presentation can be key (especially true for brook trout)