Spinner 1, nice post and great info and pics. I think the cranefly is one of the most least understood as well as underfished hatch/emergence on most trout rivers. Good to see someone figure it out and have some great success.
Kelly.
P.S.: I too like the Barr patterns for matching these bugs subsurface.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"