X-Caddis (Modified)

[Byron haugh]

One of my most productive caddis patterns is still the X-Caddis.

Recently, I have been using Marc Petigean tools and techniques with CDC.

I quickly admit, this tie is pretty rough, but, I think it deserves some serious use this summer. The body is a Petijean style twisted CDC feather which is then trimmed all around. The twisting gives the body something of a segmented look and a natural conical shape, and the remaining CDC fluff might not hurt the buoyancy.

Anyway, plan to tie up some more and do a better job of it for stream testing in mid-june.

[NJTroutbum]

Nice pattern Byron. The twisted cdc body works great on Haystacks too.

[billknepp]

Your tying looks a bit too polished in my opinion.. it's usually the not so perfect fly that catches the most fish..I used to try n keep everything neat n tidy.. but I found my catch rate dropped as I "improved" my tying... That said.. what's your taking material here? Good sir..

[1hook]

Looks good, body color is nice

[Byron haugh]

Thanks.
Bill, appreciate your thoughts. Didn't quite understand your question, though. Please clarify?
Thanks,
Byron

[Byron haugh]

[Jeremy]

Looks great to me Byron. Good proportions and sparse enough in that wing etc.

I agree, she's one fine fish-finder on my rods too! Nice looking tie.

If I do this one I'm apt to leave a few trailing CDC barbs though...for that "movement" thing. Just me...

Jeremy.

[Byron haugh]

Jeremy,
I know what you mean....the Hans Weilemann CDC Elk hair......but, with a trailing shuck......

[John Rhoades]

Looks great to me Byron. Good proportions and sparse enough in that wing etc.

I agree, she's one fine fish-finder on my rods too! Nice looking tie.

If I do this one I'm apt to leave a few trailing CDC barbs though...for that "movement" thing. Just me...

Jeremy.

I've fished similar flies, but with and without the trailing barbs, and caught more fish with the trailing barbs than without.

[Byron haugh]

With an underwing of CDC