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Umpqua Fly Goddard Caddis
SKU: NFD9841

Sizes 12,14,16 and 18

The Goddard Caddis is already a confidence pattern for many anglers and fools trout on a regular basis. The origins of this fly date back to the 60’s where John Goddard and Clive Henry developed this pattern for Stillwater fishing. Inspired by sedge patterns from the English lochs the Goddard was truly unique and floats extremely well.

Umpqua Fly Graveyard Baetis Wood
SKU: NFD9824

Size 18,22 and 22

“The Graveyard Baetis was originally developed out of a need for a highly visible baetis pattern for use during heavy emergence/hatches of baetis on the Bighorn River in southeast Montana.

The success of my Graveyard Midge led me to incorporate the open cell foam on the back and wing buds to a pattern inspired by the baetis patterns of John Barr and Juan Ramirez.

The fusion of the overall silhouette of Barr’s Emerger and Ramirez’s slender abdomen along with the bulbous and highly visible thorax and wing buds of my Graveyard proved to be a big hit with trout.

By using the wide gap, short shank, 1X heavy TMC2457 the final iteration of Graveyard Baetis, and the later Graveyard PMD has helped to get more trout to the net.

The Graveyard Baetis and PMD can be fished from near the surface alone or behind a high floating dry to near the bottom as part of a Euro rig.”

– Signature Tyer John Wood

Umpqua Fly Graveyard Midge Wood
SKU: NFD9825

Size: 18
Colours: Black and Olive

“I sprang out of bed at 2 a.m. one morning and tinkered with refining the idea until dawn. Thus the graveyard Midge was born.

The basis for all three patterns is derived from dozens of hours of netting and observing chironomids in a small lake in northwest Wyoming and stream netting across the Rocky Mountains.

The basic design uses the idea of over-exaggerating a single detail to act as a trigger for feeding trout.

The foam back and breathers on the Graveyard Midge act as that trigger, an idea inspired by the writings of the late Gary LaFontaine.

The use of open cell foam as the back and breathers on this pattern catches light, creating a halo effect making the fly more visible in the drift.

From the time I introduced this pattern it has been a top producer in tailwater and freestone rivers from the Guadalupe in central Texas, the South Platte in Colorado, the Bighorn in southeast Montana and beyond.

Fish it free floating in the current, as part of a deep nymphing rig or under an indicator wherever chironomids are present, anywhere and everywhere.”

– Signature Tyer John Wood