Thread: Tan 8/0
Tail: Antron or Zelon, orange, cut short
Body: Dubbed pale yellow or tan, no special material
Wing: Deer Hair, short
Head: Hare's ear, dubbed
All Purpose Emerger
For caddis and some mayflies:
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Hook: #14-18 grub Thread: Tan 8/0 Tail: Antron or Zelon, orange, cut short Body: Dubbed pale yellow or tan, no special material Wing: Deer Hair, short Head: Hare's ear, dubbed |
For Sulphur mayflies (because the nymphs are dark brown):
Same pattern, except use green zelon as a tail and a chocolate brown body. You can also vary the length of the wing and use muskrat fur for the head. The buggier it looks, the better. Perfection is not the rule with this pattern.
Member's Comments:
I got this pattern from a guy I met on Fishing Creek (PA) a number of years ago. I vary the colors of the tail and body to meet the hatch. It works for both caddis and sulphur hatches and was the fly that I used on the Ausable the day I caught all those trout rising to caddis.
It can be fished dry if you grease it up or as a nymph with a split shot. It can be dead drifted or twitched under. The latter worked best for me on the Ausable.
Bob Molzahn