modern Michigan dry fly · by 2014
Collared Caddis
Likely origin Only the designer's own Fly of the Week column; a later FAOL forum post repeats the credit from his site.
History
Tom Deschaine designed this elk-hair caddis to cut down the number of caddis patterns he carried. He tested prototypes for a couple of seasons before settling on the version he published in 2014, which he saw as a successor to his earlier Caplis.
The heavy dubbed abdomen rides low in the film, the elk wing lies flat, and a collar of twisted peacock herl sits behind the clipped head. Changing the body color and hook size lets it stand in for whatever caddis are on the water.
Materials
| Hook | Mustad 94833, sizes 8 to 18 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Black 6/0 |
| Abdomen | Fine dry-fly dubbing, natural or synthetic, color to match local caddis, over the rear two-thirds |
| Wing | Natural elk hair, tips just past the bend |
| Thorax | Three or four peacock herls, twisted and wound |
| Head | Elk butts trimmed caddis style or crown style |
Sources
- Deschaine, T. "Collared Caddis." Fly of the Week, Fly Anglers Online, May 5, 2014 (reposted May 31, 2014).
- "Collared Caddis." Fly Anglers Online forum thread, November 4, 2019.
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Original recipe cards for many Michigan patterns are kept at the Michigan Dry Flies archive, built by the late Tom Deschaine.