RIO's King Humpback Caddis Hook Size:14 the Swamp Fox

the Swamp Fox

Recent conquests include some outsized bank feeders on the Delaware that refused dozens of other patterns

The hackle tip wings set this fly apart from many other steelhead patterns with its great movement

caddis larvae

When at rest

RIO's King Humpback Caddis Hook Size:14 the Swamp FoxFew things are tougher than trout bulging on emerging caddis. Adults get ignored, and most pupa patterns are either too buoyant or too low profile to track in an evening hatch. The Humpback Caddis solves that problem by riding flush in the surface film with a baggy back, while a parachute hackle keeps it visible and in the correct posture. Its the fly you tie on when fish refuse everything elseand eat this on the first pass.