Tan Biot Caddis

[Broadheadscreek]

I tye a lot of caddis patterns as you get to fish them 90% of the time here in Pa. . Tonight I was tying the Tan Biot Caddis which is after one of Rene Harrops patterns the Henrys Fork Caddis. These are some of the best fish catching patterns around.If the fish won't take it on top pull it under and fish it as an emerger .. Tye some up and give them a go you won't be disappointed !

 

[JeffK]

Nothing like a Harrop caddis for a confidence fly. Nice work Allen.

 

[Barleywine]

Super looking fly Allen. Gotta' love those flies that can do double duty as a dry and emerger.

I'll take your advise and tie some of those. They won't look like yours; but hopefully the trout are forgiving.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Nice wraps Alan. That pattern has produced well for me.

 

[Broadheadscreek]

Thank you guy's! Barleywine once you tye a few of these they are not to bad to tye the key is to leave some room up front for your wing and hackle. When you start your thread on the hook start it two hook eye widths behind the eye of the hook this is approximately where your biot body will end then you will have room to do the rest of the tye with out crowding the head. Good luck with with this fly and post a few pictures !

 

[Barleywine]

Thank you for the tips and encouragement Alan. Much appreciated.

 

[Broadheadscreek]

Your welcome Barleywine looking forward to seeing your ties.

 

[Barleywine]

Your welcome Barleywine looking forward to seeing your ties.

I'm going to need to buy a better camera. I've tried to take shots of my flies with my 8 year-old 4.0 megapixel Olympus Stylus, and the pix are very blurry, even in macro mode.

I know that the camera question comes up often....

but what are you using to get such sharp images of flies?

 

[Broadheadscreek]

Hi Barleywine your camera should be fine I use an old Pentax Optio W20 and it still takes great pictures. Some times it's nothing more than light and just a slight variation on the distance you hold the camera from the fly.Also a small tripod helps to keep the camera still thus less blur.. You can pick up rebuilt Optios on the bay for a reasonable price and you can't beat the optics on them ...