We are now tying flies in ernest for the 2010 fly fishing season, so I thought I'd share one of the flies I've been tying with a little twist. This is our "Korn's Spent Wing Caddis" a great fly and one of my favorites. I've been tying hundreds of them in tan and olive green. We fish it as a trailing fly tied about 12-18 inches behind a dry fly, like an X-Caddis or a hopper. But while I was tying all those flies I got thinking about last fishing season and how well we did catching fish on pink bodied hoppers. So the next thing I know I'm tying this variation.
Why not pink? Pictured is my prototype with pink body and head, I've named it the "Pink Cadillac Caddis". Think it will catch fish? I do, but then again, I might just be a little "spent" from spending too many hours at the tying bench!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is looking forward to the new year!
