Which Caddis is Your Favorite???
For me, the Elk Hair Caddis was my caddis pattern to the near exclusion of any other for about 35 years.
Now, I prefer this pattern which, I believe, was designed by Mike Lawson. Hope I have that right so as not to offend anyone including Rene Harrop who also has tied it for many years.
Anyway, would like to see your favorites.
By the way, Hans' CDC and Elk is also in the running behind this one for me.
I like the EHC tied with a pearl body, my favorite.
Yup Byron, that's Mike Lawson's pattern...I am becoming partial to Mike Mercer's Missing Link Caddis...
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Toss-up for me between EHC and Goddard... I just love tying the Goddard and fishing them is extremely effective...
For the streams in MO that I fish, it is the #16 elk hair caddis in tan.
I very rarely use any other size or color.
Dubbed body, CDC wing, size and color to match the bugs. Only one I bother with any more.
I'll 2nd the Goddard. I find the Goddard style very efficient. It's very visible, pretty durable, and floats well even after multiple fish. When the fish are rising to a thick hatch, I want to catch fish rather than fuss with redressing or changing flies. I tie a #16 Goddard with a fiarly thin hackle, no antennae, and use a marker to color the bottom to match the abdomen.Originally Posted by hap
I have mainly used the Elk Haired caddis, but have begun tying more of the X caddis style. It is basically the EHC without the palmered hackle and adding a zelon shuck.
Byron, I like the looks of the one in your photo. What is the recipe for that pattern? Could you post it here??
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Bob,
It is the Henry's Fork CDC Caddis
The body is either dubbed or goose biot or turkey biot
Under feather is a matched pair of CDC
over wing is brown feather from partridge
Thorax is peacock with hackle palmered through
Hackle bottom is wide V clipped for low floating
Hope this helps!
Last edited by Byron haugh; 03-13-2013 at 06:21 PM.
This one is mine.
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