Bead Head Caddis Larva
This is a fast sinking, plump caddis larva imitation. The bead can be just about any colour. You’d be hard pressed to find a stream in Ontario that doesn’t have a healthy caddis population, so when you just can’t seem to find the right fly, toss one of these on and see if the action [...]
High Riding Elk Hair Caddis - Hackled
When caddis are skittering and flying about the streams surface, they tend to bounce around on top of the water. I’ve noticed this tends to happen in areas where the water is flowing quite quickly. Mimicking the behavior of caddis at this stage in their lives, the egg laying stage can be a tough task. [...]
Elk Hair Caddis - No Hackle
Caddis are small moth-like insects that have two pairs wings. They are closely related to Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) which have scales on their wings, and the two orders together form the superorder Amphiesmenoptera. There are numerous species that occur in Ontario, but I tend to focus on three of the more [...]
Shellback Caddis Pupa
Caddis species are extremely abundant in Ontario. The larval stage is easy to mimick simply with bright green dubbing or yarn.
* Hook 18-22 dry fly
* Thread olive 8/0
* Tail squirrel tail
* Body olive dry fly dub
* Rib thread slightly lighter than the body
* Wing Post white poly yarn
* Hackle dry fly
