Solano Fly Fishers

Saddle Cased Caddis

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Larva

Hook:
Thread:
Body:
Rib:
Thorax:
Legs:
Note:

Tiemco 2457 or similar style hook (sizes 16 to 20).
Brown.
Pale yellow to cream dubbing.
Yellow Krystal Flash.
Dark brown or gray dubbing.
Pick out the dubbing from thorax.
Can be tied with or without a bead head.

Pupa

Hook:
Thread:
Body:
Thorax and
Wing Case:
Note:

Tiemco 2457 or similar style hook (sizes 16 to 20).
Brown
Pale yellowish-pink medium or fine V-rib.
Spun dark brown or gray CDC fibers trimmed to shape

Can be tied with or without a bead head.

CDC Saddle-Case Caddis Adult

Hook:
Thread:
Body:
Wing:
Hackle:

Mustad 94840 or other dry fly hook (sizes 18 to 22).
Gray.
Brown to dark gray dubbing.
Gray CDC fibers slightly longer than the body.
Sparse dun rooster hackle.

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Choppy riffles with a substrate of cobble and small boulders provide ideal habitat for saddle-case caddis larvae. Careful observation is needed to determine if you should fish larva, pupa, or adult patterns, but matching them correctly can produce some excellent results.