Beginning tyers this is the pattern that will push you to ... Tied in larger sizes (sizes 14-18) this fly is great for imitating adult Caddis or Callibaetis in lakes and reservoirs.

Bring plenty of floatant … you’ll need it! When nymphing prior to the hatch, look to stonefly nymphs fished as your point fly trailed by various size 16-18 caddis larva and pupa patterns as droppers.

Once they escape the water, the adult grannoms ... Hackle Peacock patterns can be deadly during grannom time by letting the fly swing downstream in the current to imitate a caddis pupa swimming ...

The primary focus of adult caddis falls on mating, evident by the clouds of bouncing, mating caddis gathering in the air above riverside bushes. The best fly for imitating the adult stage of the ...

The following day on the Roaring Fork confirmed our pattern: When fish are eating ... Through the hatch, high floating caddis dries like ethawing caddis, caddis variants or stimulators are best.

or at least until you turn into an adult insect. If the caddis fly larva somehow loses its case, it’s got to start from scratch, and that’s quite the precarious situation for a defenseless ...

Your line, leader, tippet and fly must float well or you will be missing fish all day. Sunken dry flies usually don’t cut it with finicky trout, and caddis fishing requires high and dry presentations ...