Caddis Fly Patterns For Fly Fishing - The Fly Crate

It's Caddis Time for Tailwater Junkies! - Pat Dorsey Fly Fishing

Flies: Soft Hackle Wired Caddis - Fightmaster Fly Fishing

Keller's Rage Cage Caddis Brown #16 – Madison River Fishing Company

X Caddis - Galloup's Slide Inn, Dry Flies

Few bugs are as prevalent across America as the caddis, which explains why there are so many fly patterns to imitate it! This fly is outstanding in that it perfectly mirrors a caddis that is starting to emerge from its husk on the stream bottom. Any angler who has spent time picking up rocks and observing the bug life has seen the familiar bright coloration of a caddis larva peeking out from its twig, rock, and sandy home.

Jig Fly / Euro Tungsten Peeping Caddis Jig Nymph - The Fly Crate

This is the time of year when every fly fishing publication has tips and tricks for hitting the Mother’s Day caddis hatch just right. Well, that can start with choosing the correct fly! Arm yourself with a handful of these and watch for the first sign of caddis skating across the water as trout slash and charge in hot pursuit.

Grannom Caddis Dry Fly Pattern / Mother's Day Caddis - The Fly Crate

Black Tent Wing Caddis - Ascent Fly Fishing

The RIO Elk Hair Caddis Dry Fly pattern is another of those you should not be without. Caddis are a staple food for trout and are available many months per year. This can be fished many different ways to elicit a strike. Dead drifted is most common, but twitching it, or skating the Caddids can be very exciting. Also try letting the fly get pulled under the water on a tight line and swing it around until it's below you.

Rio Products Rio Elk Hair Caddis, 16 / Tan

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