This may be my favorite go to fly that I have for ANY river. The DSM caddis works in any size (these are size 16). You've seen me highlight this fly in larger sizes but for the Swift, Deerfield and the EB size 16 It is perfect!
Hook - size 16 scud style
Body - grey/ brown rabbit
Thorax - peacock or ostrich
Hackle - one turn of partridge, woodcock or starling
This is a RIFFLE fly and it works best in shallower choppy water. It's considered an emerger fished right below the surface and it works all season long. I saw my friend Lenny clobber trout in the riffles just below the Duck Pond on the Swift in mid Noverber!!
This may be the only emerger caddis that you will need all season long.
Well, it happened again. Somebody dropped a rod section and luckily it was found before someone stepped on it. AGAIN, DON'T TAKE YOUR ROD APART UNTIL TOU GET BACK TO YOUR VEHICLE. That's how most lost sections get noticed on this blog.
5 comments:
Ken,
With fly rods topping out at over a $GRAND$ you would think that people would be more careful with them.
Alex
Dear Ken,
Please settle this (entirely unimportant) onomastic issue: is your preferred caddis pattern named DMS or DSM? A quick search of your blog postings reveals 9 articles which mention the DMS Caddis, 7 articles which mention the DSM Caddis, and at least 2 articles in which its name switches midstream ...
Regardless of what you call it, this is an effective pattern, superbly simple to tie, which I find useful throughout the Northeast.
-Mike
Mike, I have done a good job of screwing this fly up over the past few years. From now on it will be called the D Deerfield Caddis, M Millers Caddis and the S Swift River Caddis. DMS Caddis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Dear Ken,
DMS it is then; I like the acronym's letters arranged alphabetically.
Of note, your DMS Caddis finds particular favor among the Beaverkill River's brown trout, especially when fishing the broad riffles which lead into Cairn's Eddy and Wagon Tracks Pool. I tie and carry this pattern in sizes 16 through 20. Thanks for posting its recipe for your readership.
-Mike
Mike,
It's 17 degrees here so your comments about Cairn's and the Wagon Tracks are greatfully received. Only three months to go (I hope).
Ken
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