tulpehocken creek berks county 8/18

[dave1432]

fished the evening, the caddis are on surprisingly late this year. haven't fished tricos at all, but from what i hear it sucks. i fished the tricos a lot last year, last summer it was one of the best trico summers. i was fishing near rebers bridge and got a 4 on a cdc caddis. they are selective you have to use like 7 x tippet. 3 were rainbows one was a brown.

 

[jayL]

I have always seen caddis throughout the summer on the tully. They just get smaller as the year winds on.

 

[littlelehigh]

As they get smaller say size 18 and under what kind of pattern do you use EHC, CDC etc. I have a real hard time tying a good imitation of a small pattern EH style. Last weekend on the LL I swear there was a fishing picking off spent caddis but I just couldn't match them. I tried a spent wing version with dark dun hackle behind the head clipped flush top and bottom and he gave it a look a few time but that was it.

 

[afishinado]

littlelehigh wrote:
As they get smaller say size 18 and under what kind of pattern do you use EHC, CDC etc. I have a real hard time tying a good imitation of a small pattern EH style. Last weekend on the LL I swear there was a fishing picking off spent caddis but I just couldn't match them. I tried a spent wing version with dark dun hackle behind the head clipped flush top and bottom and he gave it a look a few time but that was it.

Here is a good article on caddis and fishing each stage:

http://www.flyfisherman.com/caddis/amcaddis/index.html


In the photo below, the fly at 5 o'clock is a delta wing caddis. I works well at times to imitate spent caddis:

 

[Troy]

littlelehigh,
I always use a cdc caddis no matter the size if the water is slower. If the water is faster, the elk hair would probably be a better choice because it can take more water before it sinks.

Troy

 

[pcray1231]

FFP sells a cut wing caddis that has been excellent for me on picky fish and slow water. I do fish CDC for the ease of tying but I can say that this usually outfishes them on the Tully. It's not that hard to tie if you have the right tools.

http://www.flyfishersparadise.com/articles_display.php?category=Online_Tying_Manual&archive=true

At the drop-down menu, pick "flat winged caddis".

 

[littlelehigh]

Thanks guys and sorry Dave about hijacking your report.

Afish
My imitation was very similar to that except my wing was black elk hair. Maybe to thin, leg color was off etc.

Pcray
I'll have to give that a try except sub for the burning tool

 

[afishinado]

I have a wing burner set, but I haven't used it for a long time. I was never really happy with the results, especially on smaller flies. Hen hackle points tied D-wing style have worked well for me in the past for spent caddis, but lately I find the cdc & elk pattern is the ticket, especially in slower water.

 

[jayL]

CDC and elk is my go to as well.

Though that chocolate dachshund underfur on a traditional CDC pattern would do some good too.

 

[afishinado]

jayL wrote:

...chocolate dachshund underfur.....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-o

 

[jayL]

afishinado wrote:

jayL wrote:

...chocolate dachshund underfur.....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-o

Give him some time. I'll be all over your house. 🙂

 

[pcray1231]

When I said the flat-winged was better than CDC, it depends on the situation. Hatching or egg-laying? The flat-winged floats higher on the water, though its still pretty low profile. So its hard to see, but it is a more exact adult imitation like the EH's and delta wings, not an emerger! Works better than CDC for the egg-laying caddis variety, and it was deadly on some evenings on the Tully. If they're actually hatching, the CDC is still often better, as it sits below the film.