Caddis Variant

THE adult caddis imitation. Floats extremely well in rough water, durable, and deadly. Yep this is in everyone's Top Ten trout flies. This vari...

THE adult caddis imitation. Floats extremely well in rough water, durable, and deadly. Yep this is in everyone's Top Ten trout flies.

Elk Hair Caddis with a CDC under wing. Add flutter and buoyancy. Floats extremely well in rough water, durable, and deadly. A nice addition to...

The Caddis version of the cripples. Has trailing shuck, to imitate an unsuccessful emergence.  Caddis are quick emergers and trout often will focu...

Easy floating Caddis pattern, popular in Alaska to Smokey's, and everywhere else there is Caddis or fish cruising to hit a fat dry. Foam body make...

Caddis flies can be the mainstay of summer fly fishing. Hatches are prolific, and furious. Try these when the fish are 'on' to the Elk Hair, m...

A great caddis pattern to fish from late summer through late fall. Great smaller sized pattern for those october caddis hatches. 

A small bright tag on the butt of the fly, provides color contrast, attraction, and the imitation of eggs in a female. Also just another variation...

The October caddis or Giant Caddis or even Fall Caddis, portends the last great dry fly chance of the season, on many West Coast Rivers.  From Ala...

Created by fly fishing experts Andre Puyans, John Goddard, and companion Cliff Henry. The clipped deer hair makes an exact replication of the Cadd...

Who doesn’t love an Adams? Who doesn’t love an Elk Hair Caddis fly? Now combined into one pattern that Adams Caddis brings out the best in both f...

Designed to specifically imitate the Apple Caddis hatches. However, if you have green caddis on your waters this pattern should do the trick. C...

This caddis pattern fishes as well as it looks, and it looks fantastic.  This will bring the big ones to the surface Perfect imitation for big c...

Elk Hair Caddis flies can be extremely hard to see, especially at dusk or dawn. This pattern is not quite the same as a traditional Elk Hair Caddi...

High visibility wing version of the Elk Hair Caddis. When you think they have figured you out, throw 'em something different! Bright wing, makes i...

Similar to an Elk Hair Caddis, kind of like a Comparadun, and a little like a parachute pattern. A combination of some of the most effective dry ...

When you see bugs "skittering" across the top of the water, just over the surface, maybe dipping slightly into the water as they go, it is general...

Developed by Ralph Cutter. Imitates emerging caddis, with trailing shuck. Low profile, means more hook ups.

Although Alder Flies are less familiar to fly fishers those in the know, know this pattern catches fish. One of the oldest dry flies, particularl...

This fly is heavily tied with cdc making it one high floating bug. It has been known to work on many rivers, but excels in spring creeks and pocke...

When I think of a cripple I typically think of a some type of mayfly, a BWO or Baetis, PMD or Sulphur, heck even a drake. But the truth is just a...

A modern caddis pattern that is extremely successful. Tied on a barbless hook to allow for quick and easy release. Parachute Hackle to ride well i...

Another great caddis pattern that is a bit different than all the rest. The elk hair wing is tied and cut in a way to give it a post, while it is...

A very popular caddis imitation, with enough hackle to make skate and skitter, and is buoyant with a robust profile. Very similar to the Hemingwa...