Caddis pupa
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Category: Freshwater Fishing
Forum Name: Fly Tying
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Printed Date: 28 Jan 2026 at 12:57pm
Topic: Caddis pupa
Posted By: Hilman
Subject: Caddis pupa
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2025 at 3:26pm
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Hi Guys I started flyfishing 4 years ago and now beginning to tie my own nymphs. I had recently tie Caddis pupa and also Caddis larva. May I know, is these 2 good for only early Dec (early summer) or good the whole month of Spring and summer for Rotorua and Taupo? Rgds |
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 11:07am
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Hey mate, Caddis are the mainstay in a trouts diet. Generally find them in running water year round. Just lift any stone in the river and you'll find them. There are different varieties too that build nets (net building), live in protective cases (cased) and are free swimming very similar to damsels. I don't fish the area you mention preferring south island waters and this is a go to pattern all the time. Also, don't forget the caddis emerger or crippled emerger pattern for later in early evening rises. Good luck - * Put up some photo's and lets take a look at your pattern. ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: Hilman
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 11:27am
 Thank you for your reply Appreciate |
Posted By: Hilman
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 11:28am
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:39am
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The shape is right with the carrot profile. Top one looks like a cased caddis and the bottom one a net building caddis. Just make sure the colour of the material you use is similar to the substrate of the water and surrounds, although there are definitely variations that lean to a cream colour of the caddis! Your body material looks like it would be able to take coloured marking pens like light brown, tan, olive green (my favourite) etc. With a bit of coloured ink, you're able to open up a whole new world with this as you continue your tying. Make sure there is a bit of under weight to get the fly near the bottom too. Fish them with confidence. Good luck. ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: Hilman
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2025 at 1:59pm
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Thank you Appreciate alot |