February is Caddis Month

7.30 - 9.30pm Clubrooms

Week 1 - Caddis February, group 2 will be tying a Goulburn Caddis Grub Pattern

Hook - grub or scud hook in size 12 to 16

Weight - tungsten bead, lead wire

Body - green dubbing

Rib - medium or fine copper wire

Thorax - peacock herl

There are over 470 species of Caddis flies in Australia and they all lay their copious numbers of eggs in water.  Given the numbers of caddis pupa (or nymphs) that hatch it’s not surprising that Caddis fly pupa form arguably the largest part of a trouts diet. Most caddis grubs make a retreat of silk with sand or detritus matter stuck to the outside. Similar in form this fly represents a caddis grub that has been dislodged from it retreat. Colors include cream, lime, fawn, and light browns and olives through to dark browns and olives.

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If you would like to learn to tie your own flies and understand what you are targeting and why when tying it, then Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm at our Lilydale Lake Club room is the time & place to come along and learn from our expert teachers.

Group 1 usually starts at 7.30pm and Group 2 usually starts at 8.00pm (see below for explanation of groups)

(Usually we run the session over 2 hours but you can tie until 10.00pm, so if 7.30pm start is too early for you to get there, come by 8.00pm at the latest).

YVFF Members conduct courses in fly-tying for the very beginner to the more advanced tier.

Don’t worry if you haven’t tried it before or if you do not have any of the necessary equipment. For beginners, we can supply the essential tools to get you started.

A small charge of $5 applies to cover the cost of tying materials supplied, and RSVPs are necessary for us to ensure we have sufficient resources available.

We divide the group into two main classes.
1. The beginner who needs to take it slowly in the beginning to perfect their skill – in this group you will tie nymphs until you are proficient in fly tying techniques.
2. The second group is for the beginner through to expert where your ability to grasp the technique is not your major challenge and you can learn to quickly tie and master a range of flies and soon fill your fly box There is nothing more satisfying than catching a fish on a fly you have tied.