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Egan's Corn-Fed Caddis
- Sizes
- #12
- Imitates
- caddis adult · dry caddis
- Origin
- Lance Egan
A heavy-winged CDC caddis dry with a Super Fine dubbed body, Antron shuck, Trigger Point overwing, and a CDC hackle. Buoyant enough to anchor a dry-dropper rig.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
- HookTMC 100 — size 14 · Tiemco
- ThreadSemperfli Nano Silk 12/0 — Beige · Semperfli
- BodySuper Fine Dry Fly Dubbing — Tan · Wapsi
- RibSemperfli Nano Silk 12/0 — Beige
- WingNatural Dun CDC
- HackleNature's Spirit CDC — Natural Dun
- ShuckWapsi Antron Yarn — PMD Shuck / Olive
- Wing 2EP Trigger Point Fibers — White (overwing)
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | — | — | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
Not named on this month's hatch charts.
On the water
Do NOT use traditional floatants. Tiemco Dry Magic, Loon Lochsa, Shimizaki Dry Shake, Loon Top Ride, or Frogs Fanny all work well.
History
The Corn-Fed Caddis lives up to its name — this is a linebacker at ballet class. Where most CDC patterns are sparse and delicate, the Corn-Fed is heavy-winged, with stacked CDC topped by a Trigger Point poly-yarn overwing for extra float. The CDC fibers even serve as the hackle. It is a buggy, visible, and durable dry that handles the weight of a tungsten dropper without submarining. Throw it at spring-creek browns, pocket-water rainbows, or suspicious freestone risers — it all works.