Winter caddis patterns

[barblessbill]

Hello Aaron long time reader first time writer
I was wondering if you or any of the others could direct me to a recipe for a winter caddis pattern. I have many dry patterns and a hand full of wets and emergers but i am curious to see the pattern you use. also i would like to thank you all for the hours of reading and a wealth of information i have recieved from your site.
Enjoy you holidays

[AaronJasper]

I use any yellow dubbing. Sometimes I use Yellow Ice Dubbing, Yellow SLF or even Superfine. I also mix up the Ice Dubbing with the other two to give it a little trigger of sorts. I use either a copper, or brown glass bead. The rib is either brown krystal flash or copper. I tie the flies on a size 18 2499spbl.

The main thing is that the imitation has a yellowish body and a barker head. If you do not like beads you can dub the head.

[barblessbill]

Thats great thank you if you don't mind one more question for you , do you weight them ? In regards to fishing them are these more of a bottom bouncing pattern or are these a mid way on it way to hatch type pattern . thanks

[AaronJasper]

I fish mine near the bottom. However I don't see why suspending them in slower water zones wouldn't work as well.

[Nymphmeister]

Bill if you wanna weight them just use a copper bead, or even a tungsten copper bead if you want the maximum weight. For Czech/Euro techniques weighted ones are preferred, for strike indicator nymphing I like to use a Root Beer glass bead and let the split shot take it down, it hangs up a lot less that way. Or just dub the head like Aaron mentioned already. FYI, this color scheme imitates the larva, they are yellow, as are the black caddis larva too- so you are killing two birds with one stone.

[barblessbill]

Fantastic! thank you guys i will tye up a few variations and give them a shot.