Caddis Dry Flies

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In the Pacific Northwest, Caddisfly hatches are a major food source for stream trout from spring to late fall.

This selection is for rivers that drain both west and east slopes of the Cascade Range. These can be rain forest mountain rivers to the west and desert rivers to the east. Within this region there are a great diversity of habitat types to be encountered. Incredibly, these rivers have very similar caddis species. This does simplify fly selection a bit. Be aware however, that there are more than a few wild cards out there....And that is why our caddis pattern selection is so large.

If you are a serious fly angler, you can never know enough about the organisms that trout prey on. The easiest way to access this information is through good reference books. We highly recommend The Hatch Guide For Western Streams by Jim Schollmeyer . 

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The concept isn't new. Several years ago I read an article by George Harvey which touted the virtues of highly visible dry flies. The better you can see your fly, the better you can fish. You can detect strikes easier. But more importantly you can control drag better. Controlling drag will get you a lot more strikes.

I used my clients as guinea pigs. Even young anglers with good eyesight fished better with the hi-vis flies and often complained when I ran out of them. These are called the Twilight™ and are marked with (TW). The way the flies are tied, the bright wing topping is only visible from the top and the trout aren't even aware it exists. They like 'em. Of course for you non-believers, we still offer the old stand-byes.