05-15-2013, 07:07 PM
[quote Kim-n-Kota]
FYI - My fly isn't much different than a skinny starling & herl except I use super-fine hen cape for the hackle.
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I tie/fish a very similar size 16 soft hackle fly called a Syl's Midge. I'm a "midge hater" and this fly by Sylvester Nemes dupes those sippers enough times to keep me from pulling out my 7X and #22 midges.
It's just a herl body w/ 2 wraps of gray partridge (stripped on one side)... works well, especially on the Weber. It's an excellent caddis imitation too, especially after a hatch or during egg-laying activity.
[quote Kim-n-Kota]
Do you think the fish were keying on the cased larva as they detached from the bottom to pupate?? Or the pupa? Maybe the egg-layers diving back into the water, since my estimation of the hatch was a lot later than yours? I can't figure out which phase I was really imitating.
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The pupa for this particular species are bright green (almost chartreuse), yet the adults are very dark... almost look black in the hand. My guess is that your fly is a dead ringer for the females that are set adrift after egg-laying (which should take place in the afternoon/evening for this species)
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FYI - My fly isn't much different than a skinny starling & herl except I use super-fine hen cape for the hackle.
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I tie/fish a very similar size 16 soft hackle fly called a Syl's Midge. I'm a "midge hater" and this fly by Sylvester Nemes dupes those sippers enough times to keep me from pulling out my 7X and #22 midges.
It's just a herl body w/ 2 wraps of gray partridge (stripped on one side)... works well, especially on the Weber. It's an excellent caddis imitation too, especially after a hatch or during egg-laying activity.
[quote Kim-n-Kota]
Do you think the fish were keying on the cased larva as they detached from the bottom to pupate?? Or the pupa? Maybe the egg-layers diving back into the water, since my estimation of the hatch was a lot later than yours? I can't figure out which phase I was really imitating.
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The pupa for this particular species are bright green (almost chartreuse), yet the adults are very dark... almost look black in the hand. My guess is that your fly is a dead ringer for the females that are set adrift after egg-laying (which should take place in the afternoon/evening for this species)
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