I love fishing the CDC&Elk but not for October Caddis. They are much bigger (and not to mention some shade of orange) than I think is practical for using the CDC&Elk.

This thread does make me wonder why folks would fish an emerger for the October caddis. I've never seen them emerging on stream like a typical caddis (producing a v-wake) but rather do see the adults depositing the eggs in late afternoon - early evening. Hence, the big bushy Stimulator recommendation. I understood the life cycle of this caddis was to crawl to the shore and emerge. I'd be curious to hear of others if they have seen a predominance of in-stream emergence of the October caddis.

thanks,

Moscow

Quote Originally Posted by Joe Billingsley View Post
I think it's hard to go wrong by covering the caddis cycle with Hans' CDC & Elk and LaFontaine's Emergent Sparkle Pupa and Deep Sparkle Pupa.