Overview

The Umpqua Hemingway Caddis is a thoughtfully crafted dry fly designed to imitate adult caddisflies with realistic detail, natural buoyancy, and excellent visibility. Named in homage to the old-school aesthetics of traditional fly design, this pattern strikes a balance between classic form and modern effectiveness. It features a durable hackled collar, a high-floating wing made from natural elk hair, and a slender, segmented body that perfectly mimics the silhouette of emerging or resting caddisflies. Whether you're fishing a dense hatch or prospecting likely lies, this fly performs with reliability and elegance.

Its body is tied slim to rest properly in the surface film, while the hair wing and hackle give the fly lift and natural movement during the drift. The upright wing also enhances visibility, making it easy to track in riffles, foam lines, or dappled light. The Hemingway Caddis excels in rivers, spring creeks, and alpine streams where caddis hatches are a primary food source. Its low-floating profile is especially effective during warm evenings when adult caddisflies skate or flutter across the surface, enticing aggressive surface takes from trout.Read More +