Dave Wilson's "What Imitates What" - episode 2: caddis

Episode 2 of Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What”. This part covers caddis. In this episode:

  • Caddis (Sedge) “Complete” Life Cycle
  • Stick Cased Caddis
  • Caseless Caddis Free Swimming
  • The Czech “Nymph”
  • Zazamushi – a Japanese delicacy!
  • Stick Case Imitation
  • Cased Caddis Lava
  • Pebble Case, Generic & Uncased Imitations – • Dave Wilson’s “What Imitates What” – …
  • Emerging Caddis Pupae
  • Cased Caddis Lava Imitations
  • Adult Imitations
  • The Shannon Rise
  • Tying a Peeping Stick Caddis
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Dave Wilson's "What Imitates What?"

“What Imitates What” is multi-part presentation by Sydney Flyrodders’ Dave Wilson on fly tying and fly selection, the food that fish eat and the flies they represent.

Episode one includes an introduction and a discussion on mayflies.

Topics are broken up into the following fishy food groups:

  • Mayflies
  • Baitfish
  • Caddis
  • Dobsons & Hellgrammites
  • Terrestrials
  • Stoneflies
  • Eggs
  • Lures & Attractors
  • Damsels & Dragons
  • Snails
  • Midges
  • Saltwater (baitfish, prawns, crabs, squid)
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