I designed the Baetis Nymph for selective trout. It works well on spring creeks or for that matter any trout waters. I've had really good luck with this pattern, one that I created a long time ago. It still works for me so I always keep
This is one of my favorite patterns to fish. Whether it is in a stream, river, lake, beaver pond, high lake--it's one of the most productive patterns I've come up with. It doesn't matter how you fish it--as a nymph with additional
Just like the mayfly, once the caddis pupa gets up to the surface, a fully grown adult emerges from its shuck. I have done some clever things to make this imitation work really well
Shane says when you fish this caddis pupa, you better hold on. I use a little trick that makes it look more like a natural. It's not difficult, but the twist will make all the
This imitation of the Cased Caddis is really fun to tie. To understand this caddis, it carries its home with it. It makes its home built from various debris gathered from the stream
When duns hatch in a flat area and drift through rapids or turbulent water, some are naturally going to get damaged or drowned. Trout, being the predator they are, will go after a weakened insect and that's what we want. The Drowned
This is a variation of some of the other CDC patterns I have shown you in other clips. The curved hook that I use in this pattern represents a caddis dipping its butt into the water to deposit the eggs, while the wings are standing
One of the successful caddis colors is peacock and I have incorporated it into this pattern on a standard dry fly hook with a ring eye. The hackle is CDC and saddle hackle. After
