FOAM BUTT CADDIS - Fly of the week - May 7 2012

FOAM BUTT CADDIS


The FBC was originally tied as a cricket pattern for the summer months of central Pennsylvania. It's a versatile pattern that fishes great as intended, and doubles as a warm water popper. It could be called Bluegill candy as well since they cannot ignore it when twitched, and can be irresistible to Brookies when fished along those shady undercut hemlock banks.


The original pattern lacked the Ice-dub chin. But after 2 years of the chin being added, it's there to stay. Tied from #12 through #8, it's an extremely effective pattern.

NOTE TO SELF (and other members of FAOL):

Before my next fly fishing outing, dress some "Foam Butt Caddis" flies for the fly box.... this is a so called "Killer" fly pattern for all kinds of fish and fishing environments!

~Parnelli

Great pattern, thanks so much for sharing! I've been looking for something simple like this for hoppers and crickets. Change a few colors and it should make a great hopper pattern too.

thanks again,
hNt

hNt, I have tied this pattern in numerous variations with success, but the black has been my best of all of them. I've tied it in a Hopper variation, a Skwala variation, and an Attractor variation as an upgrade to my Tossed Salad pattern. Here is what I used:


Hopper
Red Thread
Tan Foam
Light Elk Wing
Grizzly hackle
Olive Centipede Legs
Olive Ice Dub

Skwala
Rust Thread
Black Foam
Natural Elk Wing
Brown hackle
Orange Centipede Legs
Amber Ice Dub

Tossed Salad
Olive Thread
Olive Foam
Olive Elk Wing
Silver badger hackle
Chartruese Centipede Legs
Insect Green Ice Dub

The variations are countless.....none have left me down yet. :)

Ralph