The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Perfect water, warm overcast and tons of bugs. Sometimes you have those days when things are on fire all day long. I had one of those days with an excellent angler in the front of the boat. What ensued was ridiculous at times.

October Caddis were the trick. The Possie Bugger did it’s usual damage. Smaller caddis were also working well. There were very few mayflies.

With overcast and rainy weather in the forecast look for Gray Drakes, Mahogany Duns and Blue Winged Olives to become more important. One thing to count on this time of year is the big October Caddis. Imitations include Orange Stimulators, Morish Foam October Caddis, CDC Mckenzie Cadids Orange and standard Orange Elk Hair Caddis will all work.-CD