The Goddard caddis is a lot more complicated to tie but it fools some Big Spring trout that would otherwise refuse to take. I’ve also settled on the Goddard pattern to imitate the floating ...

Tie on a floating adult pattern and use standard upstream dry-fly techniques. Patterns that work as searching dries include Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Goddard Caddis and X-Caddis.

When nymphing prior to the hatch, look to stonefly nymphs fished as your point fly trailed by various size 16-18 caddis larva and pupa patterns as droppers. Smaller attractor patterns such as princes, ...

Tying the Hot Butt Caddis FlyBegin the pattern by placing the hook in the vise and starting the thread on the shank about one-third of the way back from the hook eye, using this point as a mark for ...

Caddis hatch spawns season for fly-fishingLikewise, it’s easy for an angler to grow comparably concerned as Felt’s fishing boat floated away from his feathered friends and the first-cast ...

This is a low profile caddis pattern that will produce when the elk-hair caddis is struggling to get the trout’s attention. This fly can be fished alone, however I find it easier to see when it is ...

Secure the thread on a size 16 dry fly hook and dub it with a blend of olive and grey dubbing. “The Mother’s Day caddis is a black caddis, but when you see it on the water it is more brown or ...