Hi All,
I am looking for a fall caddis or October dry fly caddis pattern, for New Mexico or Colorado.
Preferably a stimulator or elk hair caddis type pattern.
Thanks and regards,
Gandolf
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Hi All,
I am looking for a fall caddis or October dry fly caddis pattern, for New Mexico or Colorado.
Preferably a stimulator or elk hair caddis type pattern.
Thanks and regards,
Gandolf
Hi Gandolf,
I usually just go with a #8 orange stimulator, but that being said there was a nice October Caddis pattern posted eariler this month by JohnScott -
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...October-Caddis
It looks like an easy tie and just the ticket!
Moscow
this should work...anywhere
puterbaugh foam caddis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oamcaddis2.jpg
here's an emerger
the homespun
http://www.flypatternbook.net/fish/octsm2.jpg
thread - orange
body - burnt orange sparkle dubbing tie fuzzy
rib - dark copper wire (this is black)
wing - light elk
throat - bronze mallard
thorax - peacock herl
antennae - black krystal flash
Hi, Gandolf
I think it's hard to go wrong by covering the caddis cycle with Hans' CDC & Elk and LaFontaine's Emergent Sparkle Pupa and Deep Sparkle Pupa. Maybe throw in an X-Caddis or two. The most effective fly I've used in 25 years of fishing the Cimarron has been a caddis larva imitation that is nothing more than a scud hook (probably not necessary - a straight hook would work just as well, I'm sure), bright olive dubbing, a wire rib, and a head made of picked-out black hare's ear fished along the bottom.
Joe
I love fishing the CDC&Elk but not for October Caddis. They are much bigger (and not to mention some shade of orange) than I think is practical for using the CDC&Elk.
This thread does make me wonder why folks would fish an emerger for the October caddis. I've never seen them emerging on stream like a typical caddis (producing a v-wake) but rather do see the adults depositing the eggs in late afternoon - early evening. Hence, the big bushy Stimulator recommendation. I understood the life cycle of this caddis was to crawl to the shore and emerge. I'd be curious to hear of others if they have seen a predominance of in-stream emergence of the October caddis.
thanks,
Moscow
... for some discussion of October Caddis on West Fly.
http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/ento.../october.shtml
I have limited experience with this hatch, but a couple weeks ago on Rock Creek, when I had a very good day with my CFC October Caddis pattern, I had the distinct impression that the caddis were consistently coming off in the creek over the course of several hours from late morning / early afternoon through mid afternoon.
John
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here is the image not the product..sorry