Black Caddis Pattern...HELP!

[Andrew Mann]

Last year (it was in June I believe) I was fishing a local river when I noticed that the fish were taking something just below the surface. I tried a few favourite patterns, but they didn't produce much.

At one point, I moved into shallower water, and that's when I noticed that my legs were covered in hundreds of little dark caddis flies. Although I switched to an Elk Hair Caddis, there were still few takes (as I said, the feeding seemed to be just below the surface).

Can anyone suggest:
1. a black caddis dry pattern (or is that as simple as turning everything in an Elk Hair Caddis pattern black)?

2. a caddis emerger that might match this hatch?

Thanks,
Andrew

[bones]

this ia a black caddis that Bob Krumm builds..





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harry mason
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[Hooligan]

If they're taking just below the surface, try a LaFontaine Sparkle Pupa Emerger (gray or black) or a simple soft hackle with gray, purple, or black body and a turn or two of partridge feather. Fish them dead drift across stream and let them swing straight downstream of you. Trout like to hit 'em on that swing.

John

[Diane]

Here's one for you.
[url=http://www.danica.com/flytier/jcaruso/little_black_caddis.htm:eb81c]http://www.danica.com/flytier/jcaruso/little_black_caddis.htm[/url:eb81c]

and another:
[url=http://www.danica.com/flytier/jfreund/biot_wing_black_caddis.htm:eb81c]http://www.danica.com/flytier/jfreund/biot_wing_black_caddis.htm[/url:eb81c]

[ducksterman]

In the "Flyfishing & Tying Journal" ...winter 2006...p 88 there is a "Fluttering Winter Stone" article [pattern] that tied small should qualify....but...

I like Diane's patterns.

[sunskyhooksnwater]

another good patter that i always use is a a elkhair caddis but with moose for the wing so shes all black and peacock herl body.

[MOturkE]

Try adding a brown and/or black marker to your fly supplies. If you need a darker caddis pull out the pen.



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There's almost nothin' wrong with the first lie, it's the weight of all the others holdin' it up that gets ya'! - Tim

[Antron Midge]

Andrew

I like to fish a starling and herl when the fish are feeding on emerging caddis. It usually is very effective in a 16-18 on a TMC 900BL. Just what works for me here in the south

lets go fishin
Antron Midge

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Arthur Ransome

[ashbourn]

Jim Slattery has a pattern called The Triple Threat Caddis, he has black caddis pattern and it works great. I am sure if you ask he will tell you the pattern jimsflyco@aol.com [url=http://www.jimsflyco.com/html/triple_threat.html:b1629]http://www.jimsflyco.com/html/triple_threat.html[/url:b1629]

Joe Fox

Dear Andrew,

A couple of years ago a fellow from Maine that posted on this board sent me a couple of killer caddis emergers that he tied.

They were pretty much a tent winged caddis dry minus any hackle except for a beard of hackle underneath.

He sent me some in a dun gray color with mottled wings and they seem to work for any color caddis. Slow sporadic twitches really help to draw strikes.

A simple black partridge hackled wet fly will work too. And try a CDC caddis in black. Pull it under just before it swings in front of a fish and flip a little slack line out. Hang on when the thing pops back to the surface and a fish slams it.

Regards,
Tim Murphy