Chocolate Brown Caddis Pupa
This signature caddis pupa fly is used near the end of the caddis hatch. At this time of the year the caddis are smaller and darker, and there is little caddis activity other than early morning and at night. This tiny fly uses a size 14 hook, and sometimes down to a size 16 hook. This is a dark pattern as the caddis are nearly black in colour in the last two weeks of the hatch. It catches a lot of fish, but doesn’t land them all as it is such a small fly.
Chocolate Brown Caddis Pupa Material List
- Size 14 Daiichi 1530 Hook
- 6/0 Thread -Brown
- SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing -Dark Brown
- Ice Dub UV Tan
- CDC feather –Dark Brown
- Hen Hackle -Mottled
- Hungarian Partridge Feather
About the Tyer
Rod Zavaduk is the owner/operator of Castlegar Sports Centre and Fly Shop; a retail fly fishing outlet and guide service. He began fishing the Columbia River in the late 70s and has been a licensed guide for over 25 years. Rod has studied entomology for 40 plus years and is an expert in the local hatches and insect life cycles. The majority of flies sold in Rod’s shop are hand tied and specialized for the local waterways. Many of the flies are tried and true custom patterns that cannot be purchased anywhere else. Rod estimates he ties 5,000 flies each year.
Visit CastlegarFlyShop.ca to see more of Rod’s hand tied flies, or stop by the new location at 2243 6th Avenue in Castlegar.
