caddis dry fly size?

[zachxbass 0]

I recently joined the trout dry fly swap, and am doing a foam/ mule deer hair caddis. As i said when joining the swap, i have never fly fished for trout, but i used trout style dry flies for warmwater species regularly. Anyway, to my question;

 

What size caddis is most commonly encountered on the water? I started tying a bunch of size 10 flies, then realized that trout might not ever see a caddis that large. Bluegill don't care .

 

Would size 14 be a better representation on most trout streams? (generally speaking)

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Zach

[oldtrout58 0]

#12-18 would be a good sizes where I normally fish, unless the Dicosmoecus (October Caddis) are about.

A size 14 would be my first choice for a swap.

[nick2011 0]

i fished alot of dry caddis this year and had really good luck tying sizes 16 and 18, they seemed to be just perfect all summer long

[mikechell 0]

It's for a swap ... maybe someone will catch the fish of a lifetime on a slightly oversized caddis. Who knows, you might start a new trend of bigger baits for bigger fish !!! Oh, wait, I think that one's taken.

[zachxbass 0]

Who knows, you might start a new trend of bigger baits for bigger fish !!! Oh, wait, I think that one's taken.

 

says the guy with a bass as his avatar picture

 

I think i'm gonna go with a 14, but i may send a few of the 10's out too. I'll let the trout decide what they like.

 

Do the October Caddis get bigger?

[mikechell 0]

Oh ... you noticed the bass?

[Jaydub 0]

 

I think i'm gonna go with a 14, but i may send a few of the 10's out too. I'll let the trout decide what they like.

 

Do the October Caddis get bigger?

 

Yes, October Caddis can be quite a bit larger. They can be over an inch long. I have fished them as large as a 6. But usually a 8 or 10. The Traveling Sedge is another pretty big Caddis. Otherwise most other Caddis I see are 12 and smaller.