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Looking through Leonard's "Flies" of 1950 and found this quote while he was discussing the female Caddis' diving to deposit her eggs:

"It has been presumed by several authorities that the wet fly...

Good stuff, Bob.
I will be fishing the HF next week. Will be using wingless wets in ways similar to those you describe.

Have done well there when a Drakes come off with a wet Green Drake.

A...

Yrs, a wet fly, but, a winged wet? LOL

Bob,
What waters do you fish most frequently?

Thanks Bob. ("there's no doubt that Caddis were largely ignored for most of the 20th century........"). That was my original point

Most fishers believe that because they know something ( like...

I have read many really old books in which famous fly fishing authors have said that the Caddis was not important to the fly fisher. Gary LaFontaine goes into quite a detail about how the Caddis was...

Sorry,
Got you now.
I am talking about mayflies in general. And I do use plenty of wet flies....just not winged wet flies.

For centuries, the caddis was not deemed important to fly...

Redietz
This is the quote from Troutnut.com discussing emergence method

"These are fantastic dry-fly insects. Behavior varies by species, but almost all have excellent qualities for the angler....

Tig,
Lots of different "March Brown Eets" come up on a google search.
As I said, my original post was about mayflies.

Most "caddis hatches" people refer to are actually sort of a reverse hatch...

Narc,
You are right. "Some" of the Eporus eclode before arriving at the surface, but "most" do not.
Please see this:...

Jay,
You are right about the female caddis. I meant to say that my post referenced mayflies. And, "winged Wets" are generally tied to imitate mayflies - not caddis.
But, even with a diving female...

Recently, I was re-reading some noted authors on sub-surface flies, their designs, and the reasoning behind their designs.

I have never believed in winged wets. Never understood the reason for...