I really like this pattern for early summer dry and dropper fishing. Later in the summer, bigger profile hoppers and stimies are great. But in the early summer a smaller profile caddis like this seems to work better for me. This pattern has the smaller caddis profile, but still has good flotation and visibility for suspending a light to medium weight beadhead dropper. I tie some with white posts as well, but the hot pink has the best visibility.