Goddard's Caddis

Trichoptera, ADULT

Trout · GraylingSurface

A spun and clipped deer-hair sedge that floats like a cork in the roughest water. The high-riding wedge silhouette is the classic big-water caddis dry.

Fish this when

Evening sedge activity on lakes and rivers, or any time you need a buoyant dry that survives fast pocket water and skating retrieves.

Why it works

The dense deer-hair shell traps air and throws a heavy footprint, mimicking the bulk of an egg-laying or fluttering adult sedge that a trout commits to confidently.

Naturals it imitates