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Hook: #14 Daiichi 1150
Thread: brown UNI 8/0
Abdomen: light olive Pearsall's, unwaxed
Thorax: dubbed squirrel
Wing: single brown CDC tied flatwing style

Nice simple design. It has the look of a guide pattern. Easy to tye, but effective.

Glad you like this one, Ray. You have a keen eye for baits. This one's a reliable getter here in Caddisland, late summer when the only game is the nightly flights of dying spotted sedge spinners, mostly males, accumulated around the river. The light olive Pearsall's serves very well to simulate the shrunken abdomen of the spinners.

Nice heavy hook to get down!

Road, the hook is a necessity of my homewater. One that functions for the conditions & fish here. It's not unusual to hook real big UC trout on wee flies, so a wide-gaped hook that won't bend is required. The Daiichi 1150 works good, & I tie these on Mustad 3366 as well. But if I was fishing slacker water with smaller fish, I might consider something finer, as I usually fish this just under the surface, where the fresh ones are found. A dryfly hook might be best in some situations.

I like both versions of of your versions of this fly, Steve. The silk-bodied fly you post here is quit elegant, and I will have to tie some for my foray into RMNP this week. Your fly(s) lack the small amount of sparkle yarn (antron) for under-wing that Gary LaFontaine includes in his pattern. Just saying.
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Well, now I have to get rid of one of the caddis patterns in my box to make room for this. This looks deadly, Steve.

Redsedge, yes, no Antron. In my own experience it bulks the pattern too much & tends to pin the pulsing action of the wing. There aint much to these (the naturals), & they aren't as sparkly as the newly emerged. The spinner is wan & faded, so I figure the color/light of the silk body is enough. Just my take. I believe LaFontaine was meaning to simulate an egg-layer, which he believed a 'diver', & yeah, the heavier dressed pattern might be a good match for the young, plump & colored up female, but I'm always fishing wingless emergers concurrent with egg-laying season & haven't had much use for the winged 'diver'. I mean this one to simulate a late season spinner, which, after falling into the water, swims around just beneath the surface hoping to return home.

tie2fish wrote:Well, now I have to get rid of one of the caddis patterns in my box to make room for this. This looks deadly, Steve.

Bill, I'm sloppy. I think you could bring out the elegance of this pattern. Love to see it. In my last couple posts at Soft~Hackle Journal, I feature a couple spider versions of this stage that I like as well, & I switch around as the whims of trout seem to go, though this one is reliable with fair consistancy.

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UC Steve wrote:Redsedge, yes, no Antron. In my own experience it bulks the pattern too much & tends to pin the pulsing action of the wing. There aint much to these (the naturals), & they aren't as sparkly as the newly emerged. The spinner is wan & faded, so I figure the color/light of the silk body is enough. Just my take. I believe LaFontaine was meaning to simulate an egg-layer, which he believed a 'diver', & yeah, the heavier dressed pattern might be a good match for the young, plump & colored up female, but I'm always fishing wingless emergers concurrent with egg-laying season & haven't had much use for the winged 'diver'. I mean this one to simulate a late season spinner, which, after falling into the water, swims around just beneath the surface hoping to return home.

Elucidating response, sir. Thank you.