High Floating Dry & Easy Tie

[mic]

I'm looking for a dry fly that:

1. Easy to tie

2. Floats well

3. Can be used to drop all types of nymphs off of

The primary purpose of the fly is to serve as an indicator on small stream fishing. It doesn't need to imitate anything and a simulator would be preferred.

[flytyer57]

I'm looking for a dry fly that:

1. Easy to tie

2. Floats well

3. Can be used to drop all types of nymphs off of

The primary purpose of the fly is to serve as an indicator on small stream fishing. It doesn't need to imitate anything and a simulator would be preferred.

Anything with a foam body whould work.

How about a big foam hopper?

[Outside Bend]

Chernobyl ants immediately come to mind, though I'm not sure how many small-stream fish are going to be willing to attack it. Maybe a foam beetle or ant with a bright topside, or strip of bright foam on top?

[Zach Bearden]

I tie CDC indicator caddis...

Body: CDC or Seals fur dubbing

Wing: I tie it about 2/3 of the way up the hook shank. CDC... Lots of CDC, stack that stuff on there real good.

Hackle: Stuff the remainder of the front of the fly with hackle. Put whatever color you want up there, I like brown.

I tie these with quite a few colors, Chartreuse, Orange, Pink or White cdc. I can't upload my picture of it one here... But I will try to get another.

[Danoinark]

I'd suggest a Crackleback in about a size 12.

[Zach Bearden]

The first picture here is a couple of the Indy Caddis.

Second, a Klinkhamer Special. Designed for Grayling originally, but can hold up some good sized nymphs with the right materials.

The third, is a Q-Tip designed by Loren Williams. This fly is nothing more than snowshoe rabbits foot. Cut a hunk off, brush out the underfur and dub your body with this. Take the rest and put it in a stacker. Get the tips lined up and tie them in for a wing. Cut it off like you would the wing on an EHC. All three of these flies will catch trout. Good Luck!

[mic]

I tie CDC indicator caddis...

Body: CDC or Seals fur dubbing

Wing: I tie it about 2/3 of the way up the hook shank. CDC... Lots of CDC, stack that stuff on there real good.

Hackle: Stuff the remainder of the front of the fly with hackle. Put whatever color you want up there, I like brown.

I tie these with quite a few colors, Chartreuse, Orange, Pink or White cdc. I can't upload my picture of it one here... But I will try to get another.

Do you have a pic?

[duckydoty]

Look at the post just above yours. The 1st picture is the incicator caddis....indy caddis

[trout fanatic]

Stimulator. Any size u want

[dgames]

I second the stimulator suggestion. A stimulator is a good high floating attractor dry fly. About 90% of my fishing these days is with a stimulator with a bead head midge dropper. I catch most of my fish on the midge, but usually get some action as well on the stimulator.