The Hot Butt Caddis Soft Hackle tied by Nick Simonson. By Nick Simonson Caddisflies provide a spring and summer target for all species from trout to panfish, and there are tons of great imitators out ...

Every river has its own special patterns ... yourself some money and just fill a fly box with the following classics. It’ll work about as well during a caddis hatch as it does during a mayfly ...

On such days, these are the nymph patterns that I like to have in my fly box. If you find yourself predominantly fishing fast water, tie on a Perdigon. Its tungsten bead gives it the necessary ...