Ausable Caddis

This Fran Betters pattern is tied with a heavy hackle so that it can be fished with a skittering action on the fast runs and pocket water of his local Adirondack streams.  A signature characteristic of many of Fran’s flies is an Australian possum body tied using a bright colored thread.  This method produces a translucent effect on the body of the finished fly when fished.  The original had a white calf hair wing and mixed grizzly and brown hackle.  

Hook  : Dry fly,  #14 – #16

Thread : Hot orange

Body : Rusty orange Australian possum

Wing : White widow’s web

Hackle : Brown dyed grizzly

Alan BowersFly tied by Alan Bowers