Light Tan Caddis tandem

At this time of year and most of the rest of summer I use the following light tan caddis tandem. The best dry fly caddis emerger is the Iris X from our friends at Blue Ribbon in West Yellowstone, MT, if your not using it during caddis emergence you should be! The pattern is a short shuck of Zelon and a rough body of your favorite dubbing with a white Zelon lopped wing over the back 2/3 of the fly, Gink it up and hit the rise head on and hold on, trout just love them, easy to tie and the materials are not hard to come by. It is very important to get the wing correct, just a slight twist before you bring it forward. The other pattern that I use is a black metal or tan plastic bead with a short wing of 3 CDC feathers to match the body and the body of bleached pheasant tail. I also tie these in olive, black and standard pheasant tail red brown with wings to match as best you can, use as a dropper and the results are great.