u/HorrifyingTits

I think caddis might be the most important fly, here in UK it’s present in nymph stage all trout season and probably all year while the grannom is definitely one to tie on when dry fly fishing with emergers in Spring.
Have been trying to come up with one all season caddis pattern, easy, quick to tie and have been experimenting with each one every time I’m out on the river.

Haven’t tried it yet on the river but basically a two tone Walt’s worm and thought half mustard half caddis green dubbing with an olive rib and black tungsten bead might work better than a standard Walt’s, who knows.

Have the og tacky box but need more space and don’t want to carry multiple nymph boxes so narrowed it down to either of these, which is best?

The og x2 might crush each other when closing and don’t want my tungsten beads to be chipped either so maybe the double haul will be better as it looks like there is a bigger gap between each side when closed. Don’t know..

Heatwave here hasn’t been good for fishing and have been struggling to find the biggies with bright sunny days and high temps. I’m sure they have been active mostly during the night.
But past few days dropped some in temp, some rain and overcast conditions today certainly helped.

Hooked into this late evening in a deep fast pool and was a riot on the 3wt

Had my og tacky box for a few years and still looks and feels brand new, all slots still the same and no issues at all. Out in the field it felt a little bulky sometimes so got this daypack x2 few days ago.

I do like it, pretty damn small and fits anywhere.
Holds a few more too as a bonus, wanted a dedicated nymph box so grabbed this.

What I don’t like is the slots are not as good as the teardrop design of the og and although both are staggered I feel like my nymphs might be touching when closing and when you think how many fly changes you do I don’t know if over time my flies and beads will get wrecked.

Keeping my og of course

Inspired by Pat Weiss and his mustard walts had to grab a pack of mustard dubbing and make some variations including his original pattern to see which works best in my area.

Love the simplicity, they resemble mayflies, caddis and more, super quick to tie and like Old Trout Bum says, “Even a Walts can still be a good looking fly”

Yes, my organisation in my box sucks. Running out of space in my og Tacky so looking at either the x2 or daypack x2 which I like more tbh

Inspired by Pat Weiss and his mustard walts I had to grab a bag (along with caddis green) so made up a bunch earlier along with some olive ptn’s

Is there a varnish or something that can be applied prior to give them more protection on rocky bottoms etc?

Have you noticed a difference between cheaper tungsten and say Fulling Mills and Hanak for example in terms of finish quality out the pack?

This was from a cheap company so wondering if you get what you pay for with tungsten these days..this was a nice olive bead then after a few casts looks like this