October Caddis Dry

October Caddis, as the name suggests, lay their eggs at the surface during the autumn months from late September through early November. Sporting a rusty brown or orange body and hair wings, this pattern imitates the adult caddis. Fish an October Caddis dry pattern in the afternoon and evening when the adults are most active.

Add a single drop of floatant under the wing at the tie-in point instead of on the hackle. This anchors a tiny air pocket beneath the wing, causing the fly to “thump” the surface slightly on each mend or micro-twitch. That faint pulse mimics the heavy, clumsy flutter of real October Caddis adults and draws explosive strikes when fish seem uninterested in a dead-drifted pattern.