Fly Tying Fox's Caddis Poopah (Pupa) Trout Fly - Ep123 Piscator Flies PF

The Fox's Caddis Poopah is a fly designed by fly tyer and angler Tim Fox sometime in the early 1990's for catching trout on the lower Sacramento River. The original fly has a few differences, mainly the hook (2302 TMC) and the use of UV resin to add some durability.

You can tie the fly in a number of color variations including olive/green, tan, orange, or chartreuse. Tim used vernille to create a tapered body and a pearl tinsel for the underbody. I use Ultra chenille and dark colored tinsels. Take the fly and modify it to your liking. Study the bugs in your streams and tailor the flies to match.

Fox’s Caddis Poopah Fly Pattern recipe
Hook: Firehole 315 #12-18
Bead: Brass or tungsten gold
Thread: Black 8/0 (70d)
Belly: Flat mylar tinsel
Ribbing: Olive soft wire
Body: Worm green ultra chenille
U.V.: Bone Dry
Throat: Partridge or wood duck
Antennae: Waterfowl flank fibers
Thorax: Black ostrich

Southern California by Riot (Royalty Free Music)

[GeorgeSemel]

I have been doing well with a green rock worm, in # 16, This is just another variation of that. quick to tie, so you don't mind fishing where the fish are and losing a few bugs in the course of the day. My local streams are still running a bit high do to all the snow and rain we got in the latter part of March and April. On the other hand it has warmed up a bit, so our fishing should pick up in the coming weeks. Looks like we will also have good water levels right into July and August. The hatches have been put off by a few weeks. Saw a lot of winter black caddis, I think the week end is going to be great!

[ryanenns]

🤣🤣🤣 best quote so far regarding a responsible adult, “go find one”... story of my life!! Great fly Darren 👍🏻👍🏻

[brianmcdonald]

Great fly! I am going to try this one right away. Keep em coming!

[joeduca]

Chimo! Nice tutorial Darren. I've never tied this one, only the alpha & omega of the caddis cycle (egg and spent excluded ;-) Although I did read a long time ago of a tyer fishing miniscule egg patterns during some egg depositing, but I think it was a joke.
The grub hook gives this poopah a different look, I've seen it on a straight hook, and I had to look at a catalog because I never noticed it had antennae or a beard. Have you tried pearl core braid in place of the vernille? Cool PSA on playing with 🔥 fire, I think you hinted to that on the Sideshow Bob maggot cluster video ( I saw a different version of that pattern on I think fly fish USA channel, but your method was simpler and more effective, imo :-). And the best advice was in the description, modify - study - tailor 👍 BTW here's some deposits for the $tore & playlist vlog bank 🏦 Slim pickings at the $tore since we got the tubing but I picked up a duster made with white lamb's wool. At first I thought it was craft fur until I read the tag. Looks like it's on the hide, glued to a dowel forming a cylinder, like a fox tail. Over a foot long of 2" to 3" streamer hair. Then I got a spool of silver gray raffia. You probably have been there, the Limp 🐍 Cobra, had posted a legthy piece on everything you need to know on dubbing quite awhile ago. One of J Stockard's bloggers posted Firehole's new 718. Barbless natural bend hook, alternative to 200R or daiichi 1260. Well that's all I got, it's July in May! Cheers!

[jimslade]

I’ve been tying this up with EZ magic dub for the body in my opinion this presents a more buggy appearance

[flytime]

Great looking fly. Would you fish this as a dropper? Cast it down and across?