Caddis flies

Imitation of metamorphosing caddis fly, which looks very attractive when is wet, and at the same time is not difficult to tie. Body of the Amber Caddisfly Pupa has been made from the Vinyl D Rib, very easy to use material from the UTC brand.

Here are a few new fly patterns I've added recently. Check out the pictures and links to fly pattern sheets.

Matching hatching and egg-laying caddisflies is critical to successful dry fly fishing. Barry Clarke shares a fly box full of his favorite patterns that will catch trout around the world.

The caddis fishing fly is an excellent imitation of a major hatch. It is available in a variety of colors incl

Hi guys, Here is another nymph that I love to have in my box when I go for fishing in June and July. In some parts like in Italy, this…

A caddisfly lifecycle is similar to other aquatic insects lifecycle with both a nymph stage and adult stage with wings. Here is an overview along with a simple diagram of this aquatic bug’s lifecycle. I’ve been so caught up in bugs lately because, along with birds, they are one of the animals that are everywhere […]

It is caddis time, as you know, here in East Europe at the end of May the caddis flies are all over. If you go fishing for trout in Bosnia,…

Colorado’s Arkansas River is famous for its caddisfly hatches, and guide Don Puterbaugh worked with anglers on the Arkansas until he was 80 years old. (Read a cool profile of Don here.) He developed this high-floating imitation for the heavy riffles on . . .

The Tied Down Caddis is my first Throw Back Thursday fly.

I was perusing the great site at came across this realistic larva pattern. An attached link to GFF provides additional details for the Shark’s Caddis Larva. The comparison with the real insec…