TOGENS CADDIS BOX

Build Your Own Adult Caddis Selection

Build a complete adult caddis selection using premium materials, proven patterns, and step-by-step instruction.


Understanding the Caddis


From the vulnerable larval stage to the fluttering adult, caddisflies are one of the most important food sources for trout. Learn how caddis develop, emerge, and return to the water to lay eggs—and why understanding their life cycle can help you fish caddis patterns more effectively.


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📦 What's in Your Caddis Box?

Dry Fly Hook Sizes: #12, #14, #16, #18

Caddis  Lifecycle Tan Dubbing

Caddis Lifecycle  Brown Dubbing

Caddis  Lifecycle Light Olive Dubbing

Natural Elk Hair

Brown & Ginger Hackle

Sparkle Yarn Tan

Para Post Winging White

GSP 50 Thread Black

Ice Blue Tinsel


Build Your Caddis Box

The materials in this kit can be combined to create dozens of realistic caddis patterns in multiple sizes, colors, and profiles. Experiment with different dubbing, hackle, and wing combinations to match the insects on your local water. The tutorials below provide a great starting point, but don't be afraid to make each pattern your own.

🎥 Classic Elk Hair Caddis

Learn the classic Elk Hair Caddis pattern with this excellent tutorial from Tightline Productions. A proven dry fly that has fooled trout for decades.

🎥 Opal Flash X Caddis

Learn to tie the Opal Flash Caddis, a Togens variation featuring opal flash for added visibility and attraction

🎥 X-Caddis

The X-Caddis imitates an emerging adult struggling to escape its shuck. A deadly pattern during active caddis hatches.

🎥 Preparing Elk Hair Wings

Learn how to clean, stack, measure, and tie elk hair wings. Mastering this technique will improve every caddis pattern in this kit.

Elk Hair Caddis


X-Caddis


Opal Flash Caddis