How to Fish: Caddisfly Fly Fishing Strategies | GoFishBC

Learn how to catch trout in this beginners' guide to fishing. The caddisfly is a popular food source for trout and other fish in British Columbia’s lakes. Freshwater fishing expert Brian Chan covers the lifecycle of the caddisfly and fishing strategies for targeting trout feeding on the caddisfly hatch, which occurs each year in late June/ early July in B.C.
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Brian shows examples of caddisfly dry flies, explains the optimal gear set-up, and illustrates retrieval techniques. The angler’s goal is to imitate the behaviour of the hatching caddisfly so that trout will snap up the fly.
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This video is part of the How to Fish video series by GoFishBC. Watch the series to learn more about fly fishing techniques, gear selection, and the best times of year to go fishing.
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[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

this "How to Fish" series is awesome. No one has really broken down this for beginners like this before. Thanks guys!

[@jimloehndorf3077]

I watched the Giant Golden Caddis fly hatch on Cowichan Lake on Vancouver island for a week in February! The trout went nuts for these Caddis!

[@robinday1179]

This is a fabulous series. Well done!

[@curtis1414]

I would love to see an updated release of "Flyfishing Strategies for Stillwaters". I've been trying to find a copy but they are hard to find and expensive second hand

[@nrozka]

These videos are so helpful. Thanks!

[@gofishbc]

Glad you like them!

[@pierrerivard4884]

Thx very instructive

[@frankielad100]

went fishing at my local stillwater here in the UKand had 4 fish about 3lb by following your advice fishing what we call segehogs, many thanks and great video.

[@gofishbc]

That's great to hear! We're glad you've put the advice to good use :)

[@davidwillacy4796]

Super video. Cheers

[@TheTwispAngler]

Well for me it's the other way. I follow up with the emerger when they are tired of the Adult fly pattern. : )

[@604axeman]

Would this be fished under an indicator?

[@gofishbc]

Not really. Brian describes the larval patterns as being fished close to the bottom, the pupal patterns as being presented in a way that the fly is swimming up through the water on a gradual angle, just like real pupae, and the adult patterns as floating on the surface. You can read more on Brian's blog on caddisfly fishing techniques: www.gofishbc.com/Blog/Fishing-Tips/Casting-with-Caddisflies.aspx