Air bubble, Again!

[Soft-hackle]

There has always been some controversy regarding the air bubble caddis flies are suppose to make during emergence. Hans has always disputed this, and I questioned it as well, but thought it could be true. On another forum, a link was posted to Gary Borger's blog. Read the page, going all the way down to where Gary answers the question.

http://www.garyborger.com/2010/01/07/caddis-pupa-husk/.

Mark

[Jim Slattery]

Good post Mark.
What struck me was the actual emergance struggle. This has Flymph written all over it. The Triple Threat Caddis seems like a natural fit here, as well as for the diving caddis.

[DUBBN]

I've seen alot of patterns on this site that would fit here.

[gingerdun]

Mark,
Thanks for alerting us to Gary Borger's blog comments on the air bubble question.
The use of bubbles by the egg-laying female caddis is new to me, and makes sense.
The centuries-old popularity of hydrofuge dubbing materials indicates that the bubbles certainly don't hurt when presenting a flymph to a trout. Borger's comments help to explain one reason why. Also, the superb cuticle photographs drive home the importance of translucency as a separate quality.

Lance

[Soft-hackle]

Gingerdun,
I have always admired Dr, Gary Borger. He is a top quality teacher in the art and science of fly fishing, for sure.

Mark

[Smuggler]

Great post Mark, thanks for sharing.