Goddard Caddis

Goddard Caddis

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Tying Instructions

1. Attach your thread at the start of the bend. You want to minimize any thread base to the shank as it will inihibit the hair spin.

2. Select a small bunch of deer body hair, clean the fuzz from it and trim off the tips. The bundle should be about 1″ long. Apply two loose wraps around the bundle at the tie-in position. Keep the bundle on top of the shank.

3. Apply two more wraps around the bundle but tighten. The bundle will spin around the shank. Some hairs will catch against the bend and you may need to help these to get around with a dubbing needle. Apply 4-5 wraps directly in front of the spun bundle to lock in the bundle wraps.

4. Attach a second hair bundle in front of the first. Spin and lock in with wraps. Compress the hair as tight as possible holding the bend of the hook and pushing with your thumb and index finger.

5. Attach a third bundle or enough hair to reach the 1/3 position of the hook shank. Spin and lock-in with wraps. Apply a whip finish and sever the thread.

6. Trim the bottom of the fly as close to the shank as possible. Take care not to cut into any of the thread wraps.

7. Turn the fly backwards on the vise. This will give you a better angle to trim the sides at a slant. You want the body to have a wedge shape.

8. Trim a slant cut to the top of the fly and an angled trim towards the rear. Reposition the fly in the normal position on the vise.

9. Reattach the thread and select a hackle, sized for the hook. Attach the hackle by the butt end to the shank in front of the body.

10. Attach two stripped hackles for antennae. The antennae should be longer than the body.

11. Wrap the hackle forward to just behind the eye. Secure and trim the hackle tip. Create a small head and whip finish.

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Hook	TMC 100, size 10-18
Thread	Danville Tan 6/0
Body	Natural Medium Deer Hair
Antennae	Brown Hackle, stripped
Hackle	Brown Hackle

John Goddard

Goddard Caddis

Initially, the Goddard Caddis pattern was developed by John Goddard and his friend, Clive Hendry, in London, England as a stillwater pattern. The idea was to spin hair such as Deer, Elk Belly, or Caribou and trim it into a caddis shape. The hair can be found in a number of colors and mixing the hairs would give the fly a mottled character.

A Sierra connection

Conveying their thoughts of this fly to their friend, Andre Puyans, Andre developed the first prototype. Originally, this fly was known as the G&H Sedge in Great Britain. It had a Deer Hair body with a rope of Olive Seal’s Fur that extended under the Deer Hair. The hackle was trimmed on the top. Andre made his own modifications to the pattern and he promoted this fly as the Goddard Caddis. The name stuck. Since Andre also had a Fly Shop near San Jose, CA, the fly was soon introduced to Sierran fly fishers and became a popular pattern.

Due to it’s high floatability, the Goddard Caddis can also be used in fast moving waters. Within slower moving waters, the fly will create a very realistic wake when retrieved, skittering on the surface. This is very similar to what the actual Caddis insect does when it emerges at the surface and quickly tries to swim to the bank for safety. A telltale wake will ensue.

Andre would sometimes use a marking pen to color the belly of the fly to match the insect. The fly can also be used to represent hoppers and stoneflies. For hoppers and stoneflies, use a floatant and fish the pattern near banks with foliage overhangs.

Goddard Caddis, Black

Hook	TMC 100 #10-18
Thread	Danville Black 6/0
Body	Black Dyed Deer Hair
Antennae	Black Hackle, stripped
Hackle	Black Hackle