Tying the Butch Caddis with Kelly Galloup

The Butch Caddis was designed to fish in fast water where visibility is difficult, and also works great for imitating a fluttering adult. The reverse style wing ensures that it floats with the abdomen in the water; however, the wing sits high and is virtually impossible to sink.
Galloup's Olive Butch Caddis Recipe
Thread: Olive 6/0
Hook: Daiichi 1180 - www.slideinn.c...
Shuck/Underwing: Amber MFC Z-Yarn or Zelon - www.slideinn.c...
Body: Brown Olive Super Fine Dubbing - www.slideinn.c...
Wing: Deer Hair - www.slideinn.c...
Legs: Small MFC Centipede Legs (Speckled Brown or Speckled Tan) - www.slideinn.c...

[@donmthg]

He liked the stacker so much he bought the company...

[@irideaduck939]

Audio quality was very good on this video, many thanks! Wow ... 24 minutes flew by, Kelly is quite the story teller!

[@ibookje]

more often than not it starts to irritate...

[@rplecker]

Very nice as usual! I have used this fly for years and have adapted it to a couple different insects. It does float like a cork and rides flush in the surface film- both critical considerations to me.

[@ipod1978]

Great pattern, like this one a lot

[@barneyewing2664]

Great pattern. Glad those stackers are back. Got to get me one.

[@hellcatscott]

Thank you for switching back to the closeup from in front of you instead of to the side. Much appreciated.

[@dmm3124]

I can't wait to try this on warm water fish. Bluegills will hit this size and smallies will hit sizes 10 and 8. This fly is a combination of the Madame X, stimulator and is close to the devil bug by Gary Borger.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Damn nice fly!

[@jack_batterson]

I'm eager to try this.

[@jamesshanley913]

Excellent video, great looking pattern. I’m going to try it out on some bluegills and bass, too. The only thing missing here is a photo of Kelly with a butch. Maybe Johnny can dig one up. 😆

[@TheSlideinn]

Got a lot of old pics of Kelly with a mullet, but I’ve only seen jim with a butch once James

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice as a caddis or a yellow Sallie , I like it :-)

[@Pwrcritter]

Nice, I bet native brookies would love it to..

[@MrSpjack3]

Great video Kelly! Do you have recipe or video on the Butch Sally?

[@keithparady2594]

Another good one

[@tysonolsen6147]

I feel like when I tie my wing back, the hair flares too much and the profile is too wide. Anything I’m doing wrong there, or do I just need to trim it?

[@fliegenfischer9226]

Hi Kelly, i can not find Z-Yarn in EU. Guess Poly-Yarn is a bit stiff an thick? Antron is not a good floater, so what to use? What would you recommend as the best substitute? Maybe there is anybody else who knows a nice substitute from the common companies available in EU? Kelly, great videos! Keep up the nice work! Maybe you can show us some more small trout Streamers? Like the Mini-Dungeon or even smaller?

[@kellygalloup6073]

Fliegen, Z-yarn is antron just another name for it, so your good to go if you have antron, you can use poly as well. Thanks for watching. Kelly

[@fliegenfischer9226]

@@kellygalloup6073 Kelly, thank you for the fast reply! I will tie some with antron for swedish trout fishing next summer. Thanks for all the inspiration. You made me a better flytier.

[@MTtyer]

Excellent. Thanks Kelly. I'm a little confused as to what this is supposed to be representing. Is it a pharate coming to the surface, or an egg-laying adult coming back up?

[@rosysiau]

snazzy stacker!

[@boydgravesvlogs2562]

What about white yarn 🤔for the wing 🤔

[@mmc81821]

Thanks for the video! I tied some to the exact specs/with the same materials (minus the rubber legs and I probably used a little more deer hair than you did) and when I tested them in some water, they sank in a short amount of time. Should I be using a floatant or should they float naturally? Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong? Maybe too much dubbing?

[@TheSlideinn]

Try using half as much dubbing as you think you need and always put floatant on dry flies

[@alc609]

Is the pattern just isolated to your area? Or would this be a pattern that would work also here in East Tennessee? Never thought about cutting wings back.

[@TheSlideinn]

Everywhere that I have been that has some caddis, I have caught fish on this fly. They also eat it well for a spruce month, but I dont believe you guys have those out east!

[@alc609]

@@TheSlideinn to my knowledge we don’t have the spruce, but a lot of insects getting hauled in here on firewood

[@alc609]

@@TheSlideinn I placed an order today, do you have a butch caddis you would sell to me for a pattern?

[@TheSlideinn]

@@alc609 here is the link if you would like to order some off the website or you can give us a ring here at the shop: 406-682-4804 www.slideinn.com/product/galloups-butch-caddis/

[@PhilippeMERY]

Hello Kelly, Do you use Fiskars cissors for Fly Tying?

[@TheSlideinn]

That's pretty much all he uses at this point