Caddis flies for the Arkansas River and South Central Colorado

                 It's time to start thinking caddis flies or at least getting yours tied. The Caddis hatch could start any time now and it's good to have several different patterns. That way you can cover all stages of the caddis fly adult life cycle. Caddis flies are very active insects constantly moving from the pupal stage to adult. This a great fly to swing, twitch, strip, even drowning a caddis works well. Here are some of my Caddis patterns that I suggest , and the instructions to tie my Pearl Wing Caddis.

Pearl Wing Caddis #16-#14
​                            Thread; 8/0 tan  uni thread
                            Hackle; brown saddle
​                            Body;  tan Marino wool
                            Under wing;  6 strands pearl krystal flash
​                            Wing; deer hair