{
  "url": "https://theflybench.com/patterns/goddard-caddis",
  "id": "cm8v25izy005lusxb1idjhmwb",
  "title": "Goddard Caddis",
  "slug": "goddard-caddis",
  "description": "The Goddard Caddis is a high-floating dry fly that imitates a caddis in its adult stage. Its deer hair design makes it not only buoyant, but visible even in low light conditions and rough water.",
  "imitates": "Caddis",
  "patternCategory": "dry-fly",
  "difficulty": "Intermediate",
  "targetSpecies": "Trout",
  "waterTypes": [
    "Moving Water"
  ],
  "seasons": [
    "Spring",
    "Summer",
    "Fall"
  ],
  "materials": "**Hook**: Dai-Riki 305, sizes #14 - #18\n**Thread**: 6/0 or 70 Denier, rusty brown.\n**Body**: Deer hair, flared and spun.\n**Antennae**: Hackle quill, brown.\n**Hackle**: Dry-fly hackle, brown.",
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "/images/patterns/dry-fly/goddard-caddis.webp",
      "source": "The Fly Bench"
    }
  ],
  "videos": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0yZYAAxKgA",
      "label": "Tightline Productions"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2025-03-29T22:20:16.300Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-03T16:59:11.966Z",
  "variantOf": "",
  "regions": [
    "United Kingdom"
  ],
  "waters": [
    "Kennet River (UK)",
    "Test River (UK)"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "dead-drift",
    "caddis-hatch"
  ],
  "essential": false,
  "tier": "",
  "entomology": {
    "order": "Trichoptera",
    "family": "",
    "commonName": "Caddisfly",
    "organismType": "insect",
    "lifeStage": "adult",
    "behavior": "Caddisflies emerge explosively from the water, but many adults return to the surface during egg-laying, skating and fluttering across the water in erratic patterns. The Goddard Caddis's heavily-hackled design creates realistic silhouette and movement on the surface. Fish respond aggressively to the visual disturbance and commotion, often following the fly before committing to explosive takes."
  },
  "relatedPatterns": [
    {
      "slug": "mop-fly",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "barr-s-net-builder",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "barr-s-hare-copper",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "biot-soft-hackle",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "barr-s-jumbo-john",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "caddis-poopah",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "iris-caddis",
      "type": "same-hatch"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clown-shoe-caddis",
      "type": "alternative"
    }
  ],
  "behaviorPresentation": "**Natural Behavior**: Adult caddisflies skitter and flutter across the surface during egg-laying runs, creating erratic disturbances that draw aggressive strikes.\n**Where Trout Eat It**: Fish hold just below the surface in feeding lanes, rising aggressively to intercept fluttering adults in riffles and runs.\n**How to Fish It**: Cast upstream and drift naturally, or add occasional twitches to imitate caddis skating across the surface.\n**Best Water**: Target seams, tail-outs, and foam lines where caddis accumulate. Riffle edges and current breaks concentrate feeding activity.\n**Strike Type**: Watch for visible rises, expanding surface rings, or audible sips as trout intercept the fly.",
  "fishingStrategy": "**Rigging Suggestions**: The Goddard Caddis can be fished on its own, or it can be used as an indicator fly in a dry-dropper rig.\n**Seasonal Timing**: The Goddard Caddis is particularly effective during the and months when caddis are most active.\n**Pro Tips**: The Goddard Caddis is highly visible due to its deer hair design, which also allows it to float high in the water.",
  "overview": "A high-floating dry fly with a clipped and spun deer hair body, giving it a bulky, realistic caddis silhouette. The hair is spun densely then trimmed to a wedge shape. Often finished with a small hackle at the front for additional floatation."
}