Waking October Caddis

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Waking October Caddis

Post by UC Steve » Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:55 am

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Liked ScottP’s take on the NOC – a versatile design for sure. This is a very important insect where I fish, & I like a pattern that will fish dry, skated, waked, or swung deep. Scott inspired me to post one that is working good right now.

Waking October Caddis

Hook: #6 TMC 200R
Thread: orange UNI 6/0
Rib: gold French oval
Body: orange/ginger antron & pinch of Wapsi Superfine sulfur yellow, dubbed on a loop of the tying silk
Wing: mixed dark moose body hair topped with 5 or 6 gadwall flank fibers
Hackle: orange hen
Head: brown deer hair, spun & clipped as a muddler (raggedy, not tightly packed) – leave a collar of hair
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by tie2fish » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:18 am

Definitely has "the look", Steve ... no wonder it is working well for you.
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by chase creek » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:34 am

VERY nice tie, Steve. Really like the wing combination. :D
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by Roadkill » Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:58 am

My favorite bug and a beautiful tie!! 8-)
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by ScottP » Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:09 am

Steve,

Beautiful fly. Going to tie some of those up for a trip to the Missouri.

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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by redietz » Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:37 pm

Oh, yeah. I've always liked an orange bodied Muddler and this one is an extra nice variation on that theme.
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by letumgo » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:06 am

Steve - Can you tell us more about how you fish the fly as a dry, skater and waked pattern? Do you treat the fly with any type of floatant, or use any special knots (riffle hitch) setup? Would you ever fish this fly in tandem with anothe fly, or generally fish it as a single fly? The moose hair and loosely compressed hair head seem to be excellent design choices for the range of depths you describe. A more hollow hair might not allow fishing deep.

Handsome fly, btw.
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by UC Steve » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:21 am

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Ray, to answer your questions as regards fishing this particular pattern: I don't use a riffling hitch with this one, as it has enough built-in flotation it doesn't need a hitch to lift it (& a long rod helps). And I've never used a riffling hitch on a trout fly -- though this one does fish steelhead as well. And I have skated these over steelhead & it operates just fine tied with a loop knot. Mostly, I fish this particular design wet, swung just below the surface, 'waking' (lift the rod enough so the fly makes a slight wake against the surface). When trout are on dries I fish a dry version that's a better floater (photo below); though the muddler may be dressed to float, fished dry through the top of the drift, then skated, &/or pulled under & swung wet toward the end of the drift -- & that can kill during the OC hatch.

Some hold that a messy, loosely-constructed head produces more vibration -- & I find that a convenient truth.

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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by tie2fish » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:10 am

Another good looking pattern, Steve -- an autumn version of a Stimulator.
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Re: Waking October Caddis

Post by letumgo » Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:55 am

Wow! That is a piece of art. Autumnal beauty, yet entirely "fishy".
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