The one I use most is the one on the left in this image. We don't have a name for it. Or even a standard dressing but it works in all its guises. The only common thing is that it varies between heavy, very heavy and stupidly heavy.
Cheers,
A.
The one I use most is the one on the left in this image. We don't have a name for it. Or even a standard dressing but it works in all its guises. The only common thing is that it varies between heavy, very heavy and stupidly heavy.
Cheers,
A.
John Scott, a rubber-legged fly, and a picture of Mr. Left Thumb.Originally Posted by JohnScott
My favorite is the October Caddis ...
... and this guy ( and many other fishies this past fall ) ...
... very much appreciated the opportunity to prove ...
All is right with the world as we know it.
Regards,
Ed
John,
What Caddis pattern do you fish late Spring and most of the summer?
Was hoping Hans might post here his CDC/Elk.
Here is my version of his in a green butted female ovipositing caddis.
It's the good old fashioned elk hair caddis for me. I use magic markers too "match the hatch". (It's also very easy to tie, a plus for me!!! hehehe)
Work is something for people that don't fish.
Got it!
Thanks Byron.
Dr Bob
Bob Widmaier
My biggest fear when I die is that my wife will sell my fly fishing gear for what I told her I paid for it!
*chuckle*
Here you go, Byron
Plan A, B, C:
Plan D:
Cheers,
Hans W
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Hans Weilenmann, The Netherlands
http://www.flytierspage.com
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Hans,
Do you ever shorten the CDC on ABC???
Do you find enough colors in CDC to imitate the various specie of Caddis?
Last edited by Byron haugh; 03-14-2013 at 06:31 PM.
Nope.
I have oodles of colors CDC, and in the early years I tied the pattern in a variety of color combinations. No longer.Do you find enough colors in CDC to imitate the various species of Caddis?
For the past decade or more I have parred down to three combinations only:
Natural/natural (95%+) for imitating pretty much any caddis species and pretty much any mayfly species. Plus I use it as a general search pattern.
Yellow/yellow - for the yellow sallies and the sulphurs.
Black/black - as a cricket imitation.
Cheers,
Hans W
===================== You have a Friend in Low Places ======================
Hans Weilenmann, The Netherlands
http://www.flytierspage.com
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Hans,
Do you accept the proposition that when adult Caddis are on the water it is most often the females returning to ovipositor eggs? That rarely are "hatching" Caddis on the surface for food due to the incredibly fast emergence and subsequent flight?
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