I have put together some Caddis – emergers, cripples and dries – in the following series. They imitate genus Hydropsyche , which is prevalent throughout North America…In the Eastern Sierras, they are present from May through the beginning of October. Good populations are found in the East Walker River, Upper and Lower Owens River, Hot Creek and in a number of freestone creeks along the Eastern Slope…In most of those locations, they tend to be sizes #16 – #18…and Olive, Olive/Green, Brown, Yellow/Tan or Tan – in color…The other empty spaces will be filled in the next post…and YES, they will also be more Caddis…
Gettin’ there is half the fun…
MICRO TUBE/DNA CADDIS EMERGER (Brown) – Lawson/Variant…
Materials MICRO TUBE/DNA CADDIS EMERGER (Brown)…
HOOK: Daiichi 1110, #16 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Lt. Cahill (Under Abdomen), Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown (Thorax Forward)
SHUCK: Dark Tan Zelon
RIB: DNA Holo Chromosome Flash
OVER/ABDOMEN: Micro Tubing, Brown
UNDER/WING: Dark Tan Zelon
OVER/WING: Two Dark Brown Partridge Tips
HEAD: Spirit River Iridescent Peacock Herl, Brown
A variation on Mike Lawson’s slow water Caddis Emerger. This patten works great along edges and over undercut banks, The different colors of Peacock Herl, from Spirit River makes it possible to do variations on the standard pattern…and yes, Micro Tubing floats!
A clique of MICRO TUBE/DNA CADDIS…
An East Walker Brown that took an Emerging Caddis Pattern…
WEB (sub) SURFER CADDIS, Olive…
Materials for WEB (sub) SURFER CADDIS…
HOOK: Daiichi 1250, #16 – #18
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive (Abdomen) – Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown (Thorax Forward)
TAG/EGG SAC: Chartreuse Holo Tinsel SM or MED * Coat with Hard As Hull
ABDOMEN: Equal parts – UV Ice Dub, Lt. Olive, Life Cycle Caddis Nymph, Olive, Emerger Dubbing BWO
THORAX: Equal parts – Buggy Nymph Dubbing, Dark Hare’s Ear, AZ Synthetic Hare’s Ear
WINGS: Web Wing, Dun – use a drop of Zap-A-Gap to secure and coat interior of wings. Web Wing will shred after about 15 minutes of use without this step. Dave’s Flexament works too !
ANTENNAE: 2 Strands, Black Midge Flash
I have had a ton of Web Wing, in several colors, sitting around for awhile. This represents the diving Female Caddis on it’s way down or up from the stream bottom. Stalcup’s (he first used this material) Medallion Sheeting is a good alternative . I particularly like the sparkle and sheen of Web Wing…
A brood of Olive WEB (sub) SURFERS…
Aimee, at Caddis time, on the Madison River at $3.00 Bridge…
PINK OPAL CLACKA CADDIS – Potter/Weise Variant …
Materials for PINK OPAL CLACKA CADDIS…
HOOK: TMC 101, Daiichi 1110, #14 – #18
THREAD: Fl. Shell Ping 70 Denier Ultra Thread – (Abdomen), Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown – (Thorax Forward)
SHUCK: Clear White Sparkle Emerger Yarn
ABDOMEN: Ultra Tying Thread
RIB: Midge Mirage Opal – * Coat Abdomen with Hard As Hull
WING: 1/2 Sparkle Emerher Yarn, 1/2 Poly Pro, White – comb two separated strands together with a fine toothed comb
THORAX: Ice Dub, UV Brown
HACKLE: Whiting Barred Dark Ginger
Just another take-off on Craig Matthew’s IRIS CADDIS with a Clacka twist from Walter Wiese and an Opal Abdomen from Dennis Potter. I like the color PINK for late season Hydropsyche…so do the Trout…
A gaggle of PINK OPAL CLACKA CADDIS…
HOT FLUTTER CADDIS (Olive)…
Materials for HOT FLUTTER CADDIS (Olive)…
HOOK: Daiichi 1760, #16 -#18
THREAD: * NOT PICTURED –Tiemco 16/0, Olive
SHUCK: Kinky, Light Olive Zelon
ABDOMEN: 50% Emergence Dubbing, Olive / 50% Fly-Rite, Dark Olive
UNDER WING: Petitjean CDC tip, #14, Dirty Yellow
OVER WING: Dyed Early Season Cow Elk, Olive
HOT SPOT: Orange Poly
HACKLE: Whiting Saddle hackle, Bronze Grizzly
A pattern for this blind guy to be able to see when shadows are falling on the water and Caddis are coming off. One could use Chartreuse or Yellow Poly depending on contrasting light and whaterver suits one’s taste…
UV2 WEB WING CADDIS (Tan) – John Barr/Variant …
Materials for UV2 WEB WING CADDIS – Tan…
HOOK: Daiichi 1100. #14 – #18
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White (Under Abdomen) – Veevus 16/0 Tan or Brown (Thorax Forward)
ABDOMEN: 1/8th. Micro Fine, Hendickson Pink – 3/8ths. Emergence Dubbing #.42, Tan – 1/2 UV2 Fine & Dry, Tan
HACKLE Whiting Barred, Dark Ginger
WING: Web Wing Brown or Tan – a drop of Zap-A-Gap at the tie in point and under wing surface (before tying in) – for durability. V notch the wing by cutting the rear portion at a 45 degree angle once fly is completed
John Barr’s design for flat water…it may be tied in various other color combinations and has an excellent profile when viewed from a Trout’s perspective…
Tan and Olive both work well on the East Walker River…
A troop… ready for H20…
UV2 SNOW SHOE SPARKLE WING CADDIS CRIPPLE (Tan) …
They also appear here, sometimes in blizzard fashion, in the evenings , in August, on the Stillwater River, MT…that guy above – (Michael)…knows…
Materials for UV2 SNOW SHOE SPARKLE WING CADDIS CRIPPLE (Tan)…
HOOK: TMC 101, #14 – #18
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White (Under Abdomen) – Tiemco 16/0, Light Cahill (Thorax Forward)
SHUCK: Golden Ginger Zelon
ABDOMEN: UV2 Fine & Dry – Tan
UNDER/WING: Sparkle Emerger Yarn – Tan
OVER/WING: Snowshoe Rabbit – Tan
THORAX: AZ Synthetic Dubbing, Pheasant Tail
HACKLE: Whiting Saddle, Barred Dark Ginger
I like Snowshoe Hare Foot fibers for flotation. The sparkle emerger yarn under wing is for some added …well…sparkle… since the SSH has zilch…
A completed batch…
THE ROSE CADDIS (Nano Silk Emerger – Olive) – John Rose/Variant…
Material for THE ROSE CADDIS…
HOOK: Daiichi 1110, #16 – #20
THREAD: Nano Silk 12/0, Olive -(Abdomen) – Tiemco 16/0, Dark Brown – (Thorax Forward)
SHUCK: Sparkle Emerger Yarn, Amber
ABDOMEN: Nano Silk
HACKLE: Whiting Saddle, Barred Dark Ginger
WING: Bleached Coastal Deer Hair
THIS would be John Rose…and look for a Yellow variant in my next post. Seems they work on a certain Eastern Sierra Creek that I visit with Michael and Ally…on a fairly regular basis…
That creek would be the one behind a young MOO…
A group of ROSE CADDIS….
NEXT: A couple more Hydropsyche and a few other… Caddis that I have met in my Eastern Sierra wanderings – in the Summer
PT/TB
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