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A CADDIS FORMULATED FROM CALFTAIL HAIR....AN ALTERNATIVE TO ELK AND DEER
Invented in the 1980's on the Beaverkill River, New York State...the original Calf Caddis is an easy to tie imitation that uses little and NO HACKLE . In sizes 16 to 20, it is deadly on flat water or bouncing down riffle water. It is easy to see on the water, easy for young and old to tie, and it is virtually indestructible with my way of double-lashing down of the hair as opposed to deer and elk which is tubular and cannot be folded over. The calf caddis is made from calf tail or kip tail which is readily available. The fibres of hair are kinky and trap air quite well. They also compress easily and form a very realistic caddis wing on the fly. Elk hair, on the other hand, has fibres which may become bent and damaged because they are hollow and they may waterlog and pull out from the wing after extended use. Calf hair lasts much longer.....and it doesn't gum up like CDC, which is excellent to flat but needs a touchup aith amadou and silica chemical. I was inspired by Swisher and Richards to try a low-profile fly with no hackle and it performed quite well. Actually the trout tore off the hackle on the Beaverkill after repeated strikes so I had no choice. Keep on fishing..All stores closed. Created in the Hendrix Motel at night and christened on the Cairns pool.... When treated with Orvis floatant, this fly will float like a cork.....however it may also be jerked under the surface and allowed to swim back up similar to a caddis which has laid eggs and is escaping to fly away...additionally it can be fished downstream and twitched back up towards the angler which is similar to the Leonard Wright "sudden inch" method of adding life-like behaviour to your fly or skittering.... Over the years the name has evolved to Wilson Caddis, and a local name Broomstick Caddis. Please see..... tancaddis.blogspot.com for more details.... May be tied in various colours and in tan is deadly for browns. In larger sizes it is similar to a Letort cricket or grasshopper and is readily taken.....in larger sizes it is also representative of a mouse or moth for bass and pike...try it! The Calf Caddis is as versatile on the water as The Usual (which is my preferred mayfly imitation)...and that one I have Budge Loekle, former owner of The Beaverkill Angler to thank because I had amazing days with sulphur Usuals on Cairns and below the old Silver Fox Motel... Fond memories.... Uploaded on Mar 7, 2014 at 6:20 am #calfcaddis #budgeloekle
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