" As with mayflies, at times caddis can experience difficulties emerging from their pupal shucks.  Many end up trapped in their shucks entirely or with the shuck trailing off their body and with wings fully emerged.  We have found this fly to work extremely well, in fact, much better than standard ties like the Elk Hair Caddis, whether fish are keying onto cripples or not.  We fish this fly as a dry, and dress it with floatant.  Upstream, dead drift is the most productive method, casting to individual fish if they are rising."

Hook:  Tiemco 100 or equivalent

Shuck:  Caddis Gold or Caddis Amber Crinkled Zelon

Body:  Zelon Dubbing

Wing:  X Caddis Deer Hair

Step 1:  Attach thread and tie on a shuck of zelon, extending about the length of the hook shank.

Step 2:  Dub the body forward to just behind the hook eye.

Step 3:  Stack a deer hair wing and tie on, extending to the hook bend.  The wing should be full and cup the body thoroughly, extending down over the sides of the fly.

Step 4:  Whip finish and trim the wing butts, Elk Hair Caddis style.

Change color and size for different species.