October Caddis are the last hoorah for big dry flies that trout hammer on the surface. This comes after a long spring of eating big salmonflies and then a summer of eating gold stones and hoppers. Large educated fish know this is the last large insect hatch of the year. As food available dwindles, and trout slow down for the cooler months, they feed aggressively on these large bugs that are their final course for the year.
This particular October Caddis dry fly pattern blends the new and old seamlessly into an effective searching dry fly. The inherent bugginess that natural fibers provide is irreplaceable. Often, when a choosy fish will not feed on synthetics, one turns to the older school style patterns that utilize natural materials. This fly blends a buggy hackled bottom and natural elk hair wing with a buoyant foam upper. This gives you the best of both worlds in a great do-it-all fall dry fly.
Because of the increased buoyancy that foam provides, this makes this pattern an effective searching fly to incorporate into a dry-dropper rig. Even as things cool off here, searching with a dry dropper can still be extremely effective. Tie some of these up and if smaller mayflies aren’t coming off, this makes for a fantastic late fall searching pattern.
-Simon
Recipe
Hook- Ahrex Sedge Barbless FW531: Size 10
Thread- Fulling Mill 70d Pro Flat Thread: Black (NEW)
Body- Hareline 2mm Hi-Float Foam: Orange
Hackle- Whiting Bronze Saddle: Brown
Wire- Uni Small Soft Wire: Orange
Wing- Nature’s Spirit Select Cow Elk
Dubbing- Hareline Superfine Dry Dub: Rusty Brown
Legs- Montana Fly Co Medium Barred Sexi Floss: Orange
Additional Tools- Dr Slick Hair Stacker
UV Resin- Solarez Bone Dry
UV Torch- Loon Plasma Light
Bobbin- Stonfo Steeltech Bobbin
Vise- Renzetti Master & Deluxe Streamer Base
***Denotes Size/Color used in the tutorial, additional suggestions are listed
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