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  • All 18 flies in the Caddis Life Cycle Pack: tan and olive larvae, pupae, and brown, black and olive Elk Hair Caddis
  • Caddis Larva
  • Caddis Larva
  • Caddis Pupa
  • Elk Hair Caddis
  • Black Elk Hair Caddis single fly on a pale gray background
  • Elk hair caddis brown fly on a pale studio background
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Caddis Life Cycle Pack — 18 Flies

Caddis Life Cycle Pack — 18 Flies

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18 flies covering the caddis life cycle. Six larvae, six pupae and six adult dries let you change both the pattern and presentation as trout feed at different levels. Includes tan and Olive larvae, Caddis Pupae and Elk Hair Caddis.

What’s included — 18 flies

Pattern Color Size Flies
Caddis Larva Tan #14 3
Caddis Larva Olive #14 3
Caddis Pupa Olive #14 6
Elk Hair Caddis Brown #16 2
Elk Hair Caddis Black #16 2
Elk Hair Caddis Olive #18 2
Total flies 18

When to fish it

Use this pack when caddis are part of the food trout are taking. Larvae give you a starting option below the surface; pupae fit emerging-caddis activity; adult dries come into play when you see insects being eaten on top. A day does not have to follow that order—choose the stage that matches the feeding you observe.

How to fish it

  • Drift the larva: Start with an Olive or tan #14 on a floating line, a 9-foot 5X leader and about 24 inches of 5X tippet. Use an adjustable indicator and enough weight to reach the intended layer. Work one reachable current seam with several controlled drifts, adjusting depth before changing color. Reduce weight or shorten the setting if you repeatedly snag bottom.
  • Move to the pupa: When fish are turning below the surface or chasing emerging caddis, compare a #14 pupa at the feeding level. Begin with the indicator setup, then reduce weight and shorten the indicator distance to explore higher water. Watch the actual drift and sink rate; the pupa is a subsurface pattern, not an adult dry.
  • Fish the adult on top: When trout visibly take surface insects, remove the indicator and weight and tie on one Elk Hair Caddis. Brown and Black #16 offer a color comparison; Olive #18 is the smaller option. Land it upstream of the fish with slack and follow it without a wake. Keep the pupa on a separate rig so the dry can fish freely.
Side-view diagram: a caddis larva under an adjustable indicator 54 in above the fly along the leader, with a small split shot 12 in above the fly, in a run about 3 ft deep.
Caddis larva under an indicator. Floating line → 9 ft 5X leader → double surgeon’s knot → 24 in of 5X tippet → Caddis Larva #14. Indicator 54 in above the fly; one split shot, about 0.15 g, 12 in above it. Not to scale; tap to enlarge.
Side-view diagram: a caddis pupa with no split shot and the indicator 30 in above the fly, 6 in above the leader-to-tippet knot, riding higher in the water.
Caddis pupa, fished higher. Same 9 ft 5X leader and 24 in of 5X, with the shot removed and the indicator moved to 30 in above the Caddis Pupa #14. Not to scale; tap to enlarge.
Overhead diagram: a Brown #16 Elk Hair Caddis cast up and across, landing about 2 ft above a feeding trout with slack in the tippet and the fly line kept out of the fish's lane.
One adult caddis on the surface. Floating line → 9 ft 5X leader → double surgeon’s knot → 24 in of 5X tippet → Elk Hair Caddis, Brown #16. About 11 ft, no indicator or weight. Not to scale; tap to enlarge.

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