That Caddis Again

 "There's no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm"

 DSM Caddis size 16

 Some times things just work out really well like a certain fly just ruling the day. This "certain fly" was a creation of Ric Flematti of Athol Ma and it wiped out the trout where the Cold River meets the Deerfield on one wonderful evening on that busy river. (Note: try fishing this river and all rivers for that matter IN THE EVENING during the Summer months). I was taking a few but Ric was hammering them and well into the double digits.  His fly was a caddis emerger shown on the left.  I tied some up and they did well but I began to forget about them.

Forward cast about 25 years and I am on the Swift on a balmy October afternoon just below the Duck Pond.  Again, I'm doing ok until My young friend Lenny shows up and goes from zero to 8 trout in a half an hour.  They were all big bows and when I asked what he was using he yelled out "Your Caddis Fly!!

                                                               

Needless to say, I don't leave home without it and it remains the same fly with just one alteration: I don't tie it in sizes larger than size 16. Strange but a size 12 or 14 just don't seem to work as well.

Hook - size 16 to 20m scud hook

Body - grey, tan or green rabbit dubbing

Hackle - Two turns (that's it) of partridge or starling in the smaller sizes

Head - ostrich or peacock, take your pick

Rain

"There are no active storms in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, or the Gulf of Mexico ".  That statement was from a weather service dated 5/27/22 and it should raise concerns among well owners and fly fishers.   A drought like this will even effect tail waters if severe enough.   Yesterday's T'storms did little to push the needle except for fire warnings.