This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Lawson’s E-Z Caddis, developed by Mike Lawson from Last Chance, ID.
I bought this fly a several years ago in Maupin, OR for a fly fishing trip with friends on the Deschutes River.
I really liked the profile of the fly and the under and overwing made of a Zelon and partridge caught my eye.
I think I should tie some of these this winter and give them a try when caddis start hatching.
Enjoy…go fish!
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