Oliver Ewards Caddis Legs

I was recently asked to show a friend of mine some different ways to use Jan Siman, Oliver Edwards Caddis Legs. Here are some of the flies we tied and I must admit I enjoyed the results and how the material can be worked. The fly above is a sedge with the caddis legs wrapped up the hook and brushed back, the wing is a tape wing that I make myself ill show in a later post. The hackle is a light ginger cock with some pheasant tail horns to finish the fly. The body looks really good and because the construction of the caddis legs includes deer hair it will be a cracking floating fly on fast water or in a wave.

In the pack the lengths of spun legs can seem quite stiff and a tyer can imagine that it will be tricky enough to put on small flies or small amounts on larger flies. It is quite the opposite and I found it to be really easy to manipulate and tie in small places. 
This sedge pupa on the right is a small wet fly pattern that is very attractive with the caddis legs tied in just behind the bead and brushed back. I can imagine that this fly swinging through a run and the deer hair creating quite and attraction will produce quite a few takes. The legs comes in several colours to suit your needs and the body of this fly is a white wool coloured in to match the legs.

This black nymph was another attractive fly that will get a swim in the spring. its tied on a Jig hook with a lead under-body and black spectra dubbing body ribbed with Hends Mylar ribbing. The tail is natural Partridge with a yellow Glo-Brite tag. These Caddis legs by Jan Siman are well worth playing around with and you will discover there ability to enhance some of your favorite flies. Click on the link to the right to find a range of colours.