Hemingway Caddis Lawson Fly

Overview

Designed by Umpqua signature tyer Mike Lawson, the Hemingway Caddis is a small, distinctive dry with a tented wing that closely imitates an adult caddis for selective trout.

Adult caddis hold their wings in a tent shape over the body, and a fly that copies that outline reads as food to fish that have seen plenty of hatches. Dense hackle keeps it riding high, so you can dead drift it or twitch and skate it like a fluttering caddis. Lawson built it for evening caddis fishing, when egg-laying adults bring trout to the surface.

How to Fish It

• Dead drift: drift it through riffles and seams during a caddis hatch.
• Twitch or skate: egg-laying caddis skitter on the surface, and a small twitch can draw a hard strike.
• Evening: fish it through the last hour of light.
• Tippet: 5X.

Choosing Color and Size

This listing is size 14, which matches many common caddis and is easy to see in fading light.