Interesting Design Thoughts on two caddis patterns

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Eric Otzinger designed the Hot Creek Caddis while he was working at Bob Marriott's Shop. It has been featured twice in the Long Beach Casting Club's Newsletter (PDF - Scroll down)

PT/TB

Yes, I remember Eric when I made the regular trip to Marriott's.

PT:
Interesting. Martinsweek posted two beautiful examples of the Hot Creek Caddis earlier in this thread.

Those are beautiful, elegant flies. I am still a believer in a trailing shuck as a trigger for opportunistic trout.

I've heard the reason for Otzinger's HC caddis not having the z-lon shuck of its parent pattern is that would disqualify it from use on the dry-only regulated ranch water.

PT, do you know that to be the reason?