October Caddis

 After Kevin Daniels tying demonstration and talk about the October caddis I found some great pictures to share with y'all.  Thanks again Kevin.

SOFT October Meeting 2025

  Southern Oregon Fly Tyers      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Oct 14th, 2025      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                       This evenings tyer:

                                                        Kevin Daniels

                                            Kevin will be tying:

BRICK BACK CADDIS

Hook:  heavy wire, long shank with a French curve.  Daiichi 1260 sizes 6 – 10

Bead:  Black metal, 1/8 inch

Weight:  Lead or lead substitute -  one layer 0.015 inch over 1 layer 0.020 inch

Threads:  Brown 3/0.  You can switch to 8/0 or 6/0 after abdomen is formed

Abdomen:  Amber and orange rabbit fur mixed with fine chopped silver, pearl and yellow mylar strands like angel  Hair or Lite Brite or buy  Arizona Flyfishing  “Skip”s October Caddis”  color.  The bars are made with brown  poly  yarn or Stretch Flex,  Scud Back, or Antron Yarn and.  If you want a truly brilliant fly – Krysrtal Flash or Flashabou.

Legs:  One grizzly saddle feather- dyed brown or brown hen saddle or hen neck hackle.

Eyes:  Extra small pre-made Black plastic  barbell eyes.  Eyes are optional without a bead, but always omitted if you use a bead.

Thorax:  Dark-brown rabbit mixed with fine, chopped silver, pearl and brown mylar or dark brown rabbit or Arizona Flyfishing’s Sparkle Nymph Dubbing in “Dark Brown.”

MIKULAK SEDGE

October Caddis Version

Hook:  light wire, 2 XL, size 6-8

Thread:  Orange -  8/0 or 6/0

Tail:  Part of the wing, natural light-brown elk hair

Wing and body: Sections of natural light-brown elk hair and yellow-orange synthetic Dubbing:  (Antron, Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing, poly dubbing.)

Hackle:  One, brown

Head:  The  butts of the final bunch of elk hair, cut straight across, over the eye.