Caddis dry
Sedgehog
Skated disturbance fly
TroutSurface
A buoyant, rough-edged surface pattern for sedge, fry and general disturbance work. Skate it, dibble it or wake it across broken water when trout or sea trout want movement more than delicacy.
Fish this when
Across broken water on summer evenings when trout or sea trout are keying on movement and wake rather than a precise silhouette, skated or dibbled through pools and necks.
Why it works
The rough deer-hair body throws a visible wake that triggers a reflexive, territorial take from fish already primed by sedge or fry activity, where a still fly would go unnoticed.
Naturals it imitates
adult caddis; sedge; general surface disturbance
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Classic
· Scotland (Orkney) — Stan Headley, adapted from the Orkney Hedgehog
Buy or tie?
Tying the Sedge Hog Variant with Barry Ord Clarke
The feather bender · canonical
Tying a Hot Spot sedgehog with Barry Ord Clarke
The feather bender · tutorial
A1 Trout Flies
Good UK stillwater source for FABs, lures, buzzers, blobs, boobies and modern reservoir patterns.
Stillwater Fisheries
UK stillwater-focused fallback for trout flies and stillwater tackle.
Included in packs
Reservoir terrestrials