Caddis Emerger: Pupa

Fly on the Left: Hook: TMC 100 or Mustad 94840 (14-16)    Thread: Olive green    Body: Olive green or to match a specific caddis body    Wing: Deer hair    Tail: Olive Z-lon

Fly on the Right: TMC 100 or Mustad 94840 (14-16)    Thread: Olive green    Underbody: Scintilla dubbing, or nymph dubbing (green or tan)   Overbody: Antron yarn    Wing: Deer hair   Head: Scintilla dubbing, or nymph dubbing

Comments: Both of these flies are caddis emergers and both are successful patterns, but it's always nice to see a variety of productive patterns for caddis.  The pattern of the right uses Antron yarn to pull over the underbody to create a bubble effect. Both of these flies can be fished via the droppr method with a caddis dry fly pattern.  This is an especially effective method (dry and dropper) early before the dry fly hatch gets going.  I will also use these patterns later in the year as caddis appear throughout our streams spring to fall.

Caddis Emerger: Dry Fly

Hook: TMC 100BL (#12-18)    Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0    Tail: olive Z-lon    Abdomen: Combination of sparkle yarn and rabbit    Wing: Natural deer or elk  

Comments: This is a pretty straight forward tie - nothing too complicated.  Note that the wing is not extended past the bend of the hook.  Change the color of the abdomen to emulate the caddis in the areas you are fishing. 

It is meant to represent  a caddis that has just emerged from the water, hence the name.  This pattern will drown easier than the standard Elk Hair Caddis, but it will work just as effectively.  The antron shuck can be an effective addition to your pattern.

Click here for tying illustrated tying instructions for the LaFontaine Emergent Sparkle Pupa