“This fly I created is the best of both worlds, while it’s extremely buggy it’s also realistic, with a 3.8 mm tungsten bead it puts itself in front of a fish quicker.” – Karson Eskeland CDC is a wonderfully buggy feather that can be dubbed in a dubbing loop, wrapped like hackle, or tied on […]
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I’m not sure why caterpillar fly patterns aren’t as popular as hoppers, beetles, and ants, but they should be! Especially useful in waters with overhanging trees and bushes, a big caterpillar makes for a big meal for a hopefully big trout. They’re easy and fast to tie, and they float really well. This version is
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This Realistic Caddis Pupa fly pattern looks so good you might not want to fish it, but if you do, it’s incredible for targeting trout and other freshwater species that feed on caddis pupae. This versatile pattern imitates the transitional stage of the caddisfly’s lifecycle as it transforms from a larva into an adult. Caddis
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This variation of a caddis nymph larva is a simple and fun fly to tie. Here I use bright green / chartreuse floss for the body, and use a couple different shades of permanent marker to create an ombre effect going from dark green at the butt to light green at the head of the
This Quill Body Caddis Dry Fly is a remarkable imitation of adult caddisflies. Its defining feature is the quill body, here tied using Polish quills, aka hand-stripped peacock eye quills. This meticulously designed body perfectly mimics the segmented look of caddisflies, enhancing its realism. Complemented by a wing made from elk hair, and a Whiting
Fish it dry and when it begins to drag strip it under and swing it wet. Created in 1987 on the banks of the Beaverkill in NY, and named for two key ingredients: SOFT hackle and snowSHOE rabbit foot.
CDC Caddis Dry Fly tied on a size 16 Curved Dry Fly hook, with a pink para post, grizzle hackle and a White CDC collar (below the post hackle), green tinsel wrap around the bend of the hook, body is a mix of pear Ice dub and light brown soft dog hair. The larger sizes
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This little midge pattern is great for off-color water, and especially good for finicky fish when tied really small. It’s remarkably quick to tie, I usually whip off about 12 of these in 20 minutes or so, and sometimes tie a whole range with different color wires, and even use differentUV dubbing instead of the
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This is a dry fly tied on a jig hook, using CDC feathers, grizzly hackle feathers, and elk hair. Tied by Karson, as part of our 3-material competition.
Great fly for any saline species with an appetite for baitfish. The long saddle hackles pulsate perfectly with every strip.