• Lawson’s EZ Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Mike Lawson’s EZ Caddis. Lawson’s EZ Caddis is an offshoot of his Spent Partridge Caddis he created over 40 years ago. The reason is fairly simple how the fly came about…old age. Yup, as Mike got older it was more difficult for him to pick up the fly….

  • Ready for October Caddis?

    It’s late September and October will be here before we know it. Can you believe Summer is almost over? I just finished a fly order for some October Caddis and that got me thinking about checking my fly boxes to see if I have enough flies for myself! Are you ready for October Caddis? I was…

  • Blue Ribbon Flies Iris Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Blue Ribbon Flies Iris Caddis. The Blue Ribbon Flies Iris Caddis is a fly I’ve been fishing the last few years and it has worked well for me. After I wrote my post, Fly Fish the Madison River in Early July, I thought many readers may not know the history…

  • Caddis Time

    It’s the middle of summer and that means it’s caddis time. Yes, all those spots are caddis…thousands and thousands of them. You might recognize this image a little better. These prolific bugs with their tent-shaped wings hatch throughout summer after the larger mayflies and stoneflies are finished. It can produce some very good fly fishing…

  • Blue Ribbon Flies X Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Blue Ribbon Flies X Caddis. The Blue Ribbon Flies X Caddis is a fly I fish often and honestly didn’t think about featuring as a TBT fly. It struck me as I wrote my last post, Fly Fish the Madison River in Early July, that many readers may not know…

  • LaFontaine’s EZ2C Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is LaFontaine’s EZ2C Caddis. LaFontaine’s EZ2C Caddis can be found in LaFontaine’s Legacy, a book authored by Al jand Gretchen Beatty about 26 fly patterns Gary LaFontaine never finished publishing. The fly can be tied in sizes 8 – 20.

  • CDC & Elk TBT

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the CDC & Elk TBT. The CDC & Elk is a fly Hans Weilenmann created in 1992. It combines the proven properties of an Elk Hair Caddis developed by Al Troth with CDC feathers for the body and “hackle”. I tied my first CDC & Elk flies after completing…

  • October Fly Fishing

    October fly fishing is a special time of year. It’s the last hurrah for both fly fishers AND fish. I’ve said before that fishing tapers off dramatically around November 1, so that means I have less than one month to get my fix for awhile. So I need to make sure I have the right…