Size 16 Elk Hair Caddis ???

Willi writes:
For a small skittering type caddis with a front hackle, I like stacked
guard hairs from mink tails......
not my pattern but I don't remember where I got it

Leonard Wright, I believe, wrote about it in the 1960's, maybe before.
Tom

Willi wrote:



Larry Medina wrote:

Also, another suggestion for winging material on these smaller EHCs is
to try turkey flats. Once the fibers get separated, they look a lot
like hair.



How about flotation? I'd think they absorb alot of water?

They float just fine. Never have had a problem with them getting
waterlogged.

For a small skittering type caddis with a front hackle, I like stacked
guard hairs from mink tails. I tie them long so they extend the same
amount as a conventional tail. They're very stiff and light and result
in a very animated fly. (not my pattern but I don't remember where I got
it)

I usually go to a King's River Caddis or a Hemingway for skittering.

Larry

I've had good luck skittering the "Goddard Caddis"

Gene

"Larry Medina" wrote in message
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I usually go to a King's River Caddis or a Hemingway for skittering.

Larry

Gene Cottrell wrote:

I've had good luck skittering the "Goddard Caddis"

Gene

"Larry Medina" wrote in message
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I usually go to a King's River Caddis or a Hemingway for skittering.

Larry




I fish alot of skittered flies on my home river. In the Summer it's a
deadly technique. When the fish are onto it, I've even skittered nymphs
across the surface with success.

You can skitter just about every thing but I've found that the best
skittering caddis flies are as light as possible with longer than normal
wings that support the fly and a couple extra wraps of hackle. These are
more animated on the water. A "good" one will roll when given a little
nudge if it's set on a hard surface. They bounce and hop and roll and
they're easy to give subtle movement when that's called for.

Another technique I like to use is to put a soft hackle on a dropper
behind the dry. This serves as an anchor and you can bounce the dry on
top of the water by lifting the line so the dry leaves the water with
the soft hackle still submerged. You'll also get lots of fish on the
soft hackle.

Willi

Kevin Vang wrote:
In article ,
says...


For a small skittering type caddis with a front hackle, I like stacked
guard hairs from mink tails. I tie them long so they extend the same
amount as a conventional tail. They're very stiff and light and result
in a very animated fly. (not my pattern but I don't remember where I got it)



It sounds like Leonard Wright's Fluttering Caddis fly, from back in the
70's. I tie something similar too.


That's it.


Willi

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Another technique I like to use is to put a soft hackle on a dropper
behind the dry. This serves as an anchor and you can bounce the dry on
top of the water by lifting the line so the dry leaves the water with
the soft hackle still submerged. You'll also get lots of fish on the
soft hackle.

Now THAT sounds like a great tip. Haven't heard that one before.

Scott

Scott Seidman wrote:

Willi wrote in news:40bdd902$0$200$75868355
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Another technique I like to use is to put a soft hackle on a dropper
behind the dry. This serves as an anchor and you can bounce the dry on
top of the water by lifting the line so the dry leaves the water with
the soft hackle still submerged. You'll also get lots of fish on the
soft hackle.


Now THAT sounds like a great tip. Haven't heard that one before.

Scott

It's based on the old technique of fishing a "cast" of wets. That's also
fun and can be productive partly because it's something the fish haven't
seen. I usually use soft hackles instead of traditional wets. I'd use it
more, it's a fun way to fish, but it's a pain to set up.

Willi