Had most of the materials except for the Antron Z yarn (whatever he called it). I used some Chadwicks Color no. 69 yarn I had from my Dad's tying days in the 40's. I think it will work.
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Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
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Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
I get those emails from Fly Fish Food with the tutorials for their latest patterns. Most of the time I ignore them but their last one was for a Caddis Emerger. Since I haven't been able to get out fishing I figured I give this one a shot.
Had most of the materials except for the Antron Z yarn (whatever he called it). I used some Chadwicks Color no. 69 yarn I had from my Dad's tying days in the 40's. I think it will work.
Off to tie some more that I will hopefully get a chance to use soon.
Had most of the materials except for the Antron Z yarn (whatever he called it). I used some Chadwicks Color no. 69 yarn I had from my Dad's tying days in the 40's. I think it will work.
Off to tie some more that I will hopefully get a chance to use soon.
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Ron Eagle Elk
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Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
I got the same e-mail. That is a good looking fly. I'll be interested to see where the fly with the Chadwicks fishes in the water column. The Z-lon for the "bubble wing" is pretty hydrophobic stuff that may keep the emerger near the surface film or in the film. On a small fly, it may not make any difference at all.
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Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
I like it!
Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
looks like a variant of Craig Matthews' Iris Caddis... a very effective fly here in Oregon..
Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
I was going to say the same thing. It is very close to the Iris.
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Ron Eagle Elk
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Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
If I remember correctly, they did mention Craig in the introduction to the video.
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
It works.
The fact that there was a caddis hatch going on at the time played no part in the success. lol
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I love posts like this. Great on many levels.
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Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
I have three words.
It's a keeper!
Gotta appreciate it when you tie a new pattern and give it a tweak for one reason or another and it proves to be a worth fly.
Job well done on tying it and catching the fish with it.
Wait, that's more than three words.
It's a keeper!
Gotta appreciate it when you tie a new pattern and give it a tweak for one reason or another and it proves to be a worth fly.
Job well done on tying it and catching the fish with it.
Wait, that's more than three words.