Dusty Old Bat Caddis

Cheech - May 2024

If you are headed to the comment section to watch me be scolded about nicknames, listen, you don't choose your nickname, it chooses you... Rest assured that she has a great sense of humor and she has some great nicknames for me too. Too bad she doesn't have a youtube channel she can use to make fun of me... But yeah, the comments might be high quality entertainment.Anyhoo, This is a darker profile pattern that can be tied in lots of colors to match your local caddis hatch. It has a LOT of floaty parts and skates really well for when the caddis are getting crazy at dusk. In a dual dry fly rig, this fly paired with an Iris Caddis on the dropper is an effective rig that works almost everywhere I've fished a caddis hatch.

Material List

Hook: Fulling Mill 1310 - Down Eye Dry Hook - 14
Hook (Alternate): Daiichi 1180 - Standard Dry Fly Hook - 14
Thread : Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0 - Fl. Green
Thread (Alternate): Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread - Fl. Green
Body: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Dub - Pepperbox
Body (Alternate): Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Dub - Hare's Ear
Wing : Nature's Spirit X-Caddis Deer Hair - Natural Whitetail
Wing (Alternate): Nature's Spirit Select Cow Elk - Natural
Hackle: Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Natural Grey
Hackle (Alternate): Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Brown Olive