Midge emergers did well for me during a fun over-nighter at the Deerfield and Farmington (here). In fact, two patterns absolutely crushed it. At tailwaters, midges hatch year-round. They’re important bugs for trout, particularly when there isn’t a heavy hatch of something else happening. At the Deerfield, a size 24 Roger Hill’s Stillborn Midge was
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At the Vise: More CDC Caddis
I had tremendous luck last year while fishing CDC Caddis emergers. They’re among the most effective dry flies in my fly box. They sat low in the water, and the CDC feathers added a lot of life to the flies. They resulted in many takes, and, if not, often encouraged fish to show themselves. So,
The CDC Caddis
Maybe, it is coincidence. Maybe, CDC really works. But, the CDC Caddis looks good and CDC really makes a fly go. You wrap a CDC feather around the hook and add some elk hair. That’s it. I am making two versions, one with dark dun CDC and the other with pink. The latter seems to
At the Bench: X-Caddis
X-Caddis with CDC underwing via @troutandfeather. #Orvis tactical hook. This did well yesterday in a size 20. #flytying #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 21, 2017 at 9:52am PDT As I wrote before, Tim Cammisa’s X-Caddis has been gold for me. When fish are looking up, this is a great fly. It
