Umpqua E-Z Caddis Lawson Dry Fly

Overview

Mike Lawson created the E-Z Caddis with a tented wing to make a realistic adult caddis. The tent-shaped wing gives trout the right silhouette from below, and heavy hackle keeps the fly floating high.

Because it rides on its hackle, you can twitch or skate the E-Z Caddis the way real caddis flutter on the surface. That makes it useful both as a dead-drifted hatch match and as an active fly when egg-laying caddis are skittering across the water in the evening.

How to Fish It

• Dead drift: drift it through riffles and seams where fish are rising to caddis.
• Twitch or skate: in the evening, add small twitches or skate it across the current.
• Small-fly rig: fish it on 6X with a small emerger or pupa trailed behind.
• Keep it high: use a dry shake after each fish to keep the hackle fluffed.

Choosing Color and Size

Tan matches many common caddis species. Size 18 is for small caddis, technical water and fish that refuse bigger flies.