Post by Nick Pionessa on Feb 24, 2009 20:12:42 GMT -5
Caddis flies begin to hatch around the first week of May & will hatch throughout the season. They vary in size from 12-22. They vary widely in color but the majority of them are olive or brown in body color. Other common colors are black and bright green. Morning emergence is common with a mating flight at dusk. Most caddis hatch quickly with the pupae rising rapidly to the surface & emerging instantly. This causes the splashy rises associated with caddis hatches.
Cased caddis larva
NET SPINNER CADDIS LARVA
TRANS CADDIS LARVA - CHARTREUSE
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- CHART 6/0 FOR THE ABDOMEN CAMEL 8/0 FOR THE THORAX
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
TRANS CADDIS LARVA - TAN
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- TAN 6/0 FOR THE ABDOMEN. CAMEL 8/0 FOR THE THORAX
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
TRANS DELTA WING PUPA
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- OLIVE 6/0
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
WING- TAN SPARKLE YARN
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
oatka tan caddis
mottled tan caddis
racing stripe caddis?
alder fly
CHIMMARA CADDIS
Olive Dun Caddis
NEW IMPROVED X-CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 CAMEL
SHUCK- AMBER SPARKLE YARN
RIB- PEARL KRYSTAL FLASH
ABDOMEN- ANTRON DUBBING
UNDERWING- WHITE SPARKLE YARN OR DARLON
WING- CARIBOU OR COASTAL DEER
HEAD- ANTRON DUBBING. HARE'S EAR ON THE TAN AND OLIVE AND BLACK FOR THE BLACK.
CREE CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 CAMEL
BODY- TAN TURKEY BIOT
WING- BULL ELK
HACKLE- CREE OR GRIZZLY DYED TAN
OLIVE DUN CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 OLIVE DUN
BODY- OLIVE TURKEY BIOT
WING- NATURAL DEER
HACKLE- GRIZZLY DYED OLIVE
Sulphers are a difficult hatch with their surface film emergence. The combination of duns, emergers and spinners also makes it tough with some fish eating each stage. Two tone colored emergers are often the answer, representing a half emerged sulpher. The Stenenoma hatches also complicate the equation with more choices. All of this is obvious to the angler with the size and color of the insects mentioned. The key insect here may be the tiny Chimmara caddis, which can go un-noticed by the angler but not the fish. #18-20 with very dark charcoal wings and body they are very hard to see on the water but have been mixed in with the larger insects all week. Any one notice little green spots on the legs of their waders? These are the eggs of those caddis. They crawl down something to get under the water and lay their eggs on it. Take a good long stare at the water next time and you may see these little caddis laying all over. One more piece of this fascinating puzzle.
Cased caddis larva
NET SPINNER CADDIS LARVA
TRANS CADDIS LARVA - CHARTREUSE
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- CHART 6/0 FOR THE ABDOMEN CAMEL 8/0 FOR THE THORAX
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
TRANS CADDIS LARVA - TAN
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- TAN 6/0 FOR THE ABDOMEN. CAMEL 8/0 FOR THE THORAX
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
TRANS DELTA WING PUPA
HOOK- DAIICHI 1150 14-16
BEAD- TRANSLUCENT GUNMETAL GLASS BEAD
THREAD- OLIVE 6/0
ABDOMEN- CLEAR V-RIB
WING- TAN SPARKLE YARN
THORAX- MIXED ANGORA GOAT
oatka tan caddis
mottled tan caddis
racing stripe caddis?
alder fly
CHIMMARA CADDIS
Olive Dun Caddis
NEW IMPROVED X-CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 CAMEL
SHUCK- AMBER SPARKLE YARN
RIB- PEARL KRYSTAL FLASH
ABDOMEN- ANTRON DUBBING
UNDERWING- WHITE SPARKLE YARN OR DARLON
WING- CARIBOU OR COASTAL DEER
HEAD- ANTRON DUBBING. HARE'S EAR ON THE TAN AND OLIVE AND BLACK FOR THE BLACK.
CREE CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 CAMEL
BODY- TAN TURKEY BIOT
WING- BULL ELK
HACKLE- CREE OR GRIZZLY DYED TAN
OLIVE DUN CADDIS
HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 14-18
THREAD- UNI 8/0 OLIVE DUN
BODY- OLIVE TURKEY BIOT
WING- NATURAL DEER
HACKLE- GRIZZLY DYED OLIVE
Sulphers are a difficult hatch with their surface film emergence. The combination of duns, emergers and spinners also makes it tough with some fish eating each stage. Two tone colored emergers are often the answer, representing a half emerged sulpher. The Stenenoma hatches also complicate the equation with more choices. All of this is obvious to the angler with the size and color of the insects mentioned. The key insect here may be the tiny Chimmara caddis, which can go un-noticed by the angler but not the fish. #18-20 with very dark charcoal wings and body they are very hard to see on the water but have been mixed in with the larger insects all week. Any one notice little green spots on the legs of their waders? These are the eggs of those caddis. They crawl down something to get under the water and lay their eggs on it. Take a good long stare at the water next time and you may see these little caddis laying all over. One more piece of this fascinating puzzle.