In this video, Simon ties a productive Jigged Grannom Caddis pattern. This fly will work fantastic on a euro rig, indicator rig, or a dry dropper setup under a large chubby. The Grannom or Mother’s Day Caddis hatch can be notoriously difficult to convince trout to rise to your fly. During this hatch, trout gorge subsurface and fill up on ascending pupa. With enough food beneath the surface, trout have no need to expose themselves to predation and rise to the adults. As a result, running caddis pupa subsurface can be a more productive approach. This fly can also be swung like a soft hackle. The beauty of its heavy bead, is that it can be dead drifted for the majority of the drift and swung at the end. Often fish will pick up the swung pupa as they swing and ascend through the water column. The flashy target point helps fish find this fly, its buggy, realistic body looks close enough to a true pupa to get eaten. This pattern can certainly be sized up or down, and colors shifted to match what caddis species are making their emergence.
Hook- Fulling Mill 5125 Jig Force Short: Size 16
Thread- Fulling Mill 70D Pro Flat Thread: Tan
Bead- Fulling Mill Matte Black Slotted Tungsten Bead: 5/32 or 3.8mm
Flash- Hareline / Hedron Magnum Flashabou: Pearl
Dubbing- Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub: Olive & Fulling Mill Tactical Microflash Dub: UV Olive
Ribbing- Uni Medium Soft Wire: Orange
