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There are any number of patterns to imitate caddis and, depending on how finicky the trout are, most patterns work well. But every once in a while, we need to get closer to the real bug with our ...

Brad Trumbo dead-drifting a caddis for rainbows on the Tucannon River, Washington. If you’re a fly-fisherman, think back on your first trout on the fly. Can you remember it? Turns out I cannot, but I ...

If you walk into any fly shop in the Vail Valley right now, then I’m sure you will hear the same thing from all of the guides and shop-dogs mouths. The caddisfly hatch is the Eagle River’s best known ...

LIVINGSTON — May is a month when trout gorge. Following a long winter of fairly skimpy food, the emergence of the prolific Mother's Day caddis provides an opportunity for gluttony. Fly anglers rejoice ...

About the time that the most famous hatch comes off (The Green Drake) other flies appear that last throughout the entire season. They are the Caddis flies, and are a very important part of the trout's ...

I just finished setting up the card table over the dogs’ kennel box in the back room. It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to the left ...

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Green drakes, caddis, PMDs, yellow Sallies, rusty spinners: Don’t leave home without them.Major hatches are making for hot fishing conditions from Aspen to Glenwood. It’s a good time to call in sick ...

Caddis, caddis, caddis! If you walk into any fly shop in the Vail Valley right now, I’m sure you will hear same thing from all the guides and shop dogs mouths. The caddisfly hatch is the Eagle River’s ...