Umpqua Garcia's Mother's Day Caddis Dry Fly

Overview

Designed by Umpqua signature tyer Greg Garcia, the Mother's Day Caddis asks a simple question: can a dry fly carry a bead? Garcia says it can, and the trout agree.

The name comes from the Mother's Day caddis hatch, a big spring emergence of dark caddis on many western rivers that often arrives around early May. Trout gorge on them. Garcia designed this pattern to fish during the peak of the action, when lots of caddis are on the water and trout are eating aggressively.

How to Fish It

• Dead drift: drift it through riffles and seams where caddis are hatching.
• Twitch or skate: egg-laying caddis flutter and skitter, so a small twitch can bring a hard strike.
• Evening: keep it on through the evening egg-laying flights.
• Tippet: 5X or 6X.

Choosing Color and Size

This listing is Black in size 18. Black matches the dark caddis of early spring, and size 18 is for smaller caddis and pickier fish on slower water.