October Caddis (Dun)
A dun fly imitating Dicosmoecus, fished in September, October, November across the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Dun
- Imitates: Dicosmoecus
- Hook sizes: #6, #8, #10
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Water temp: 46–56°F
- Water types: Freestone, Tailwater
- Best months: September, October, November
- Regions: Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Steelhead, Salmon
How to tie the October Caddis (Dun)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 5212 2XL, sizes 8-10
Thread: Uni 6/0 Orange
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 5212, #8-10
- Thread: Uni 6/0 Orange
- Body: Burnt orange dubbing
- Hackle: Brown saddle (palmered, large)
- Wing: Orange-dyed elk hair or coastal deer hair
Tying steps
- Mount 2XL hook. Tie in large brown saddle hackle at bend.
- Dub a full burnt orange body to 3/4.
- Palmer hackle in 5 open spirals.
- Tie in a large bunch of orange elk hair wing.
- Trim butts, build a large neat head, whip finish, head cement.