Fly Tying the QT Caddis (Simple Caddis Nymph Pattern)

From the Federation of Fly Fisher's Pattern Encyclopedia, this Quick Tie Caddis is a simple but effective pattern in any water where caddis flies hatch.

Hook: #12-18 curved shank
Thread: color to match the body
Body: Fur dubbing (any color)
Wing: Antron or Z-lon
Thorax/head: Fur dubbing (darker)

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[edwardthornton]

Nice and easy can't go wrong with this one. Congratulations on hitting 5k. Great job and thanks for sharing Matt.

[michaelpeterson]

Nice quick tie Matt. I tie one very similar with a bead head.

[bigdaddy]

Love this book. Very large number of wonderful patterns. Nice fly Matt. Thx 😊

[Wyamike]

Another nice looking easy tie. I’m working my way through all of your past uploads and selecting things I’d like to attempt. The progress on your YouTube channel is great congratulations. And thank you for being an inspiration to just sit down and tie a fly ! Thanks and take care

[RockyPhillips]

Morning Matt, thanks for this pattern

[justinmcquaide]

Hit the 5k well deserved Matt keep them coming.

[LuckiestManInTheUniverse]

Excellent video, as always. Keep up the great work, my friend. Peace.

[davehall]

Definitely a QT and one of my favorites
Great job Matt and thanks for the video

[josephsmith]

Enjoying the fly tying . I have about a hundred in my box . Keep up the hard work .And thanks .

[jackreeves]

Thanks Matt, I really enjoy your down to earth presentation! Thanks again for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

[donaldsickles]

Matt, i really like the simplicity of this fly. It looks like a fish catcher. Enjoyed the video thank you for what you do.

[harryjoesather]

thanks matt ... i will be watching ... see ya joe .

[gregb]

Quick, easy, effective. My kind of fly!

[mikefick]

When I bought my supply of thread, I bought all 8/0 and was constantly breaking it. It took quite a while for me to figure out how much pressure I could apply, still break it once in a while, your videos have shown me that the choice wasnt a bad one after all, thanks
Mike

[karljones]

Good morning Matt. Nice pattern. Going to have to check that book out.

[Jd-ycgw]

Good morning Matt. Congrats on eclipsing the 5k subscribers. I enjoy your videos and obviously so do many others. This is one of the “ I’m tying this one “ patterns. I still break my thread far more frequently than I would like. It seems to happen more toward the hook than the eye so I think I’m nicking the thread on the hook point so I’m taking it slower when working around the hook. We’ll see if that helps. Take care Matt.

[jamesvatter]

Just realized you hit the 5K, Matt. Congratulations!

[mikeney]

Love it! Quick, simple pattern.great job Matt thank you!!

[joeduca]

Nice tie Matt. I'd add AP to that Quick Tie. Looks like an emerging mayfly, pupating caddis lavra, etc. Congrats on the 5.2 K!

[RyanAshley]

This, or something very similar, might have been the first tie I ever tried to tie out of a manual or book. I think it was from some old fly tying fishing book I found in the back corner of the library when I was a teenager. I had tied stuff before that but it was all old school stuff I had learned from other people like my grandfather. I don't think I had some of the material, so I have to use some old twine or rope or something I found in my father's shed for the wing. The funny part was I took a pair of scissors and cut off a pinch of wool off one of our sheep for the dubbing. I think I dyed it in some Ectoplasm Koolaid or something. I don't think my father ever figured out why the sheep kept getting random bald spots.