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Creel
Caddis 
Hook: Daiichi 1180 # 14
- 18
Thread: Black 8/0
Rib:
Fine Copper wire
Body: Grey Dubbing
Body
Hackle: Small Cree feather (Palmered)
Wings:
Small quail feathers tied back to back
Hackle:
Cree Feather
| 1/ At
the 2/3 point of the hook, attach black silk wrapping
back to the bend stopping at point in line with
the barb. |
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| 2/ Tie
in a length of copper wire, then spin in some grey
dubbing to the silk to form a tight rope. Form a
tapering body stopping at the 2/3 point. |
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| 3/ Next,
at the 2/3 point tie in a cree feather forming body
hackle (palmered) winding back towards the rear
of the fly. Then wind copper rib through the hackle
securing it in place to the 2/3 point using 4 turns
of wire only. |
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| 4/ At
the 2/3 point, tie in the quail feathers with the
curves against each other, the tie in the
main cree feather forming the main hackle. |
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| 5/ Whip
finish, cement the head, and there you have it -
the Creel Caddis as seen from the top. |
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I designed the Creel Caddis
a number of years ago to imitate the normal caddis seen
on the Goulburn so often, but found that when the caddis
was fluttering about on the surface the trout would
reject other caddis patterns that imitated the non moving
natural. I felt that I needed to develop a pattern that
showed within its structure the movement of a fluttering
caddis. Now if you think that this is a bit far fetched,
have a look at the old style mayfly dun patterns that
incorporate the quill wings tied in at 45 degrees. Then
the next time you are fishing a dun hatch, look at the
position of the wings on the duns as they float downstream.
You will see the wings sometimes in the straight up
position and also at the 45 degree position.
This gave me the idea for
the creel caddis and I truly believe that the quail
wings set in that position gives the impression
of movement. So far it has worked a treat catching trout
from lakes and rivers with the Goulburn particularly
so. The best trout so far taken with the Creel Caddis
has been 5 pounds from the Goulburn. So there you have
it !
Kind regards from Bruce Smith of Australian
Trout Fly Expeditions
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