Thanks Hans,
Very interesting…
Here is what the noted fly tying historian Mike Valla says in his recent history of tiers in “Founding Flies” which certainly has a different historical account. It does match what I have read from information supplied by Puyans’ wife.
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T](http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/byhaugh/media/20131207_061128_zps0067d337.jpg.html)his is what Terry Helleckson in his book “Trout Flies - Vol I” says about the creation:
“What produces a good Goddard Caddis? An idea, liquid refreshments, Cliff henry, John Goddard, Andy Puyans and materials. Cliff and John had the original idea, however, neither of them had ever spun deer hair so they were only capable of fabricating crude prototypes. One evening in John’s home in London, the three of them proceeded to develop the first real Goddard Caddis as we know it today In Andy’s own words 'They conceived the idea-i just put it together for them”
Both authors indicate essentially the same thing and that it happened when Puyans was in England visiting Goddard and Henry.
I will see if I can find the version recalled by Puyans’ wife.
In the meantime, tried to tie one in honor of Goddard, Henry and Puyans.
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T](http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/byhaugh/media/IMG_5129_zps22b9a9ee.jpg.html)his is what Skip Morris says in the Fly of The Week on this forum:
American Andre Puyans, Englishman John Goddard, and a fishing companion of Goddard’s, Cliff Henry, discovered an excuse to form a huge, buoyant deer-hair body on a caddisfly imitation. The excuse - a fine one - is that this great bulge of deer hair, when properly shaped, forms a precise caddis outline wings and all. So the Goddard Caddis floats high and long and offers a convincing appearance. Clever.
And this from an Orvis Co. web site:
“The Goddard Caddis was the result of a true collaborative project. English fly-fishing author John Goddard (who sadly passed away at the end of last year) and his angling pal, Clive Henry, came up with an idea for a stillwater pattern. They thought that a fly with a spun deer-hair body could be clipped into shape to mimic the body silhouette of a caddisfly. To a fish below, this sharp silhouette would look delicious. They relayed their idea to American tier Andre Puyans, who created the first prototype of what was to become the. . .”
