Clown Shoe Caddis

The development of this fly began with the frustration over the inability to find a decent work horse dry fly to act as a mule for a couple heavy dropper nymphs in rough water. Foam bodied hopper patterns are too big to work well all year, Elk Hair Caddis always seem to find a reason to sink and Stimulators have a knack for riding sideways and then falling apart after the third trout eats it. The low–slung abdomen of this dry fly forces it to ride correctly every time…, even when rigged without a dropper. This fly is exceptionally buoyant dry fly and just a dab of floatant keeps it riding high for hours.