... as in Caddis By Committee.

I didn't have much occasion to fish smaller caddis patterns last year, but I'm hoping I'll have more opportunities this year.

So here is a new, yet untested pattern with contributions from the X-Caddis, a Henry's Fork Caddis, and with - golly, what else - a twist of my own.

Incorporate one half strand of antron shuck material in an FEB consisting of one full strand of antron in the desired body color plus a strand of .5 mm StretchMagic.



Secure the FEB to a 2X short dry fly hook ...



... and trim the waste and the shuck to the desired length.

Tie in a deer hair wing.



Tie in and wrap a grizzly hackle.



Inspect from the fishies' point of view.



I did fish a similar pattern, without the incorporated shuck, a couple times last year with good results. Considering the success I've had with a variety of flies based on FEBs with and without incorporated tails or shucks, I have a lot of confidence in this pattern.

John