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October Caddis

Dry Fly · Trout · Beginner · 4 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook 2x long dry fly, 8-10
• Thread Orange 6/0

Materials

• Body Burnt orange dubbing (full)
• Wing Dark elk or deer hair (full, tent)
• Hackle Brown hackle (heavy collar)
• Antennae Moose hairs (2, optional)

How to tie it

1. Dub full orange body 2/3 of shank
2. Tie in dark elk wing tent-style
3. Wrap heavy brown hackle
4. Whip finish

Other versions

3 more in the app: Fischer's Flies, Rusty, Tungsten.

Tying videos

• October Caddis — Paul Johnson (YouTube)
• October Caddis — Tightline Productions (Orvis News)
• October Caddis — Barry Ord Clarke (The Feather Bender)
• October Caddis — Savage Flies (YouTube)
• October Caddis — tightlinevideo (YouTube)
• October Caddis — Jim Misiura (YouTube)
• October Caddis — tightlinevideo (YouTube)
• October Caddis — Dark Skies Fly Fishing (YouTube)

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