How to tie The Peeping October Caddis
The Peeping October Caddis is a must-have for fish gorging themselves on big bugs before the long cold winter sets in. This emerging pattern was originally developed by George Anderson, owner of Anderson’s Yellowstone Angler Fly Shop on the Yellowstone River. Later, Carl Richards and Bob Braendle inverted Anderson’s original design into the Peeping Caddis you often see tied and fished today. Tied on a jig hook with an oversized tungsten bead, this fly is quick, simple, and very effective on the freestone rivers throughout Colorado in the fall. Fish it on a Euro rig or drop it under an indicator. The Peeping Caddis is sure to entice some strikes.
Ingredients & Recipe
- Hook – Firehole 516 #10
- Bead – ASG Competition Beads 4mm Mottled Brown
- Thread – UTC 70 Tan
- Body – Pearl Core Braid – Orange
- Dubbing- SLF Spikey Squirrel – Natural Gray
- Hackle – Whiting Farms Grizz Cape
Tools Used
- Vise – Peak Rotary Vice
- Scissors – Loon Ergo Hair Scissors
- Bobbin – Loon Ergo Bobbin
- Whip Finish – Loon Ergo Whip finish
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