The Spent Cream Caddis

Stand out in the crowd.

Here's my thought: The trout have seen flies like your Elkhair or Goddard Caddis many times before and won't be fooled again. Maybe they want something a little easier to eat-maybe something like a spent caddis, for instance. Try it. It works.
  • Hook: Mustad 94840 (or equivalent) size 14, 16, 18
  • Thread: Danville's number 8 Yellow, 6/0
  • Body: Fine cream dryfly dubbing
  • Wing: One clear blond tip of a hen pheasant breast feather
  • Hackle: Creamy ginger dryfly hackle
  1. Place the hook in the vise and attach the tying thread one hook-gap space behind the eye, wind

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