Goose Biots for Cased Caddis

[gochs]

I have some brown goose biots that I've been itching to use, but I can never settle on what to use them for.

When I was flipping rocks today, I saw a lot of "Stick" caddis cases. You know, the longer, slimmer ones. Am I onto a good idea to use the biots for that, and then do a peeking caddis type fly?

I'm one to just follow recipes, so my "thinking out of the box" may seem a bit funny to some.

It's a (good) idea, right?

 

[sandfly]

right go for it.. sounds like a good idea will have to try it myself.

 

[drews]

Love to see what you come up with Gochs

 

[buffalo7]

Most of my flies are my own design, I just use the color biots or dubbing to imitate whatever, but if you looked at all the paterns you would find something close to it. Just because it's publshed in a book, dosn't make it work.

 

[TUNA]

Pheasant tail or turkey works good for me. Olive, Gold, or Green rib helps, but may not be needed. We fish a lot of the same waters and I've had awesome luck with mine over the last few weeks. Let me know how the biots work.

 

[afishinado]

Below are two cased caddis patterns. The first is a Breadcrust nymph using stripped grouse tail quill to represent the case. The second pic is Sandy's (Sandfly @ Big Meadows) cased caddis using pheasant tail for the case. Both of these patterns have worked for me. Biots are dyed a single color and may not work as well, but the fish are always the final judge.