October Caddis Feast

Paul, Jake and myself drove about as quick as we could without stops to try to get to the Clearwater from Great Falls last week. We were headed to Orofino to meet up with Klaus Frimor, who is one of the rod designers for Loop Tackle and the instructor for our Spey Day in Omak last week. By the time we arrived in Missoula we soon realized we weren't going to make it to the Clearwater before dark the first night and stopped early on the Lochsa for some fall cutthroat. We've always stared at this water during the endless turns on Highway 12 but always in too big of a hurry to make it to Steelhead country to stop. We were glad we did as we got to give Jake some introductory spey instruction before making it to the Clearwater the next morning, and the Lochsa was full of October Caddis and happy Cutthroat.

One of Jake's first evenings with a spey rod... nice loop... and... 2 days later he bought his first spey rod.

Eating insects... just like when I was little.

Lots of bright orange october caddis this fall that I've spotted on the Clearwater, the Okanogan, the Missouri, the Clark Fork, and the Lochsa now just to name a few.

October Caddis all over the banks of the Clearwater...