How to Tie the Foam Front End Loader Caddis

This video is the first in a series of tying tutorials for flies I added to my boxes in 2023. The Foam Front End Loader Caddis substitutes several materials used in the original Front End Loader Caddis and adds a foam back in order to increase buoyancy. This fly floats just a bit better and holds up a tungsten bead nymph a little easier than the original pattern. I've still caught plenty of fish on it as well, so it isn't just an indicator fly. This fly is also available from our shop at this link tacticalflyfisher.com/product...
You can find all of the materials for this fly with links to buy them in the blog post linked below.
tacticalflyfisher.com/blogs/n...

[@komando8365]

Very nice pattern Devin. Thanks for sharing! Glad to know that you're now with Fulling Mill, hopefully we can get your flies now!

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

Yessir. They’re pretty good at keeping things in stock.

[@gregwasko5821]

Nice Tye, Devin... Thank you.. Looking forward to more.. All the best, Greg

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

Glad you enjoyed it Greg!

[@user-ij5oq7xr3p]

Good luck in NC. I wanted to go see the comp myself but I won't be able to make it. A video of what the comps are like might be interesting. I've flirted with the idea of competing but there aren't many comps in the North East it seems.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice easy tie , I like the the hackle stacker touch . Thanks for sharing and good luck.

[@JohnShelton-mh9ns]

Thanks for the tutorial D!
Best of luck in your competition …Have fun & safe travels!

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

Thanks

[@coreystoner4129]

Great tie bud. I saw you used the foam on that and currently I am tying sone of my corked caddis which works very well as a indicator for dry dropper. Figured I would add sone foam to see if it will float longer especially after getting wet

[@jonlindemann2797]

Thread wax (beeswax) makes the nano silk a lot less slippery and helps bind the materials better. Beeswax, not dubbing wax.

[@vvg6111]

Good luck on your competition 🎉

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

Thanks

[@greggosborne6452]

What kind of foam and size thanks again for a great video and good luck in competition buddy!!! Gregg o from Vermont

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

If you check the blog post in the video description, all that information is there.

[@jordankennedy9074]

👌 *promo sm*

[@johnbell5396]

Devin, thank you. Do you prefer this in a 12 or 14? Thank you

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

I probably fish the 12 more since I'm normally holding up a decent size bead or two smaller ones when I fish this fly. But if you're sticking to a 2.3 mm or smaller bead than the 14 is fine.

[@johnbell5396]

@@tacticalflyfisher3817 thanks so much!

[@johnbell5396]

@@tacticalflyfisher3817 got my package from you to tie some of these up! One question, I’ve tried to see in some of your videos but how do you dry drop with a euro rig? Do you tie a dry on and got off the bend or?

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

@@johnbell5396 on a tag. We have a video specifically on dry dropper with a euro leader in October 2022.

[@johnbell5396]

@@tacticalflyfisher3817 thank you!!

[@robertcobb1465]

I have a question about your dry fly rig. Is the rod 9' or 10+' and is the line euro or something like a double taper?

[@tacticalflyfisher3817]

For a single dry fly rig I use a Hardy 9’ 9” 4 weight with a long Spanish style tapered leader.
When using this fly, I typically fish it as per of a dry dropper rig on a euro nymphing micro leader.

[@robertcobb1465]

Thanks

[@vincemarzilli2480]

That is one butt ugly fly. I'm not saying you didn't tie it well, or that it doesn't work, just that it is uuuuuggggly. I'll be trying that one this spring!

[@neilfitch]

That is a terrible fly, It makes me laugh it's so bad.

[@MarcTelesha]

By far my best dropper fly. I tried to not use the front hackle and everything else just fails to float a 2.0mm bead or it never gets a dry eat.
I got three dry eats today with this. Granted I caught dozens more under it but it worked great.