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Wbranch	April 20th, 2013, 2:59 pm
York & Starlight PA Posts: 2733	Saw this on Hans what his name web site and since I've heard the bug is emerging on the LJ I thought I'd tie some larvae, wet flies, and duns so if I go out I might have a chance to catch a few fish. If anyone is interested the recipe is; Hook - Mustad #14 9672 Thread - Uni 8/0 Black Rib - Black 8/0 Uni Underbody - .015" lead wire Overbody - Peacock herl wound to within 3/16" of eye Case - One each grizzly, barred ginger, and dark brown hackle wound to 3/16" of eye Abdomen - Bright green Antron type chopped fur Head - Black Haretron I only use the peacock herl to cover the lead wraps because I'm too lazy to cover with thread - also you can see the herl buried between the palmered hackle. When you are done with the fly I put it in a pair of hackle pliers and trim it to a square case tapered smaller towards the bend of the hook.
	Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Martinlf	April 21st, 2013, 7:05 am
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	I like the variety of colors in the hackles, which should imitate the cases effectively. Gary LaFontaine used various soft hackle feathers for this, and I'd bet that would work also.
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell
BoulderWork	April 21st, 2013, 7:31 am
Posts: 29	WBranch -- thank you for the opening of your fly library. Very nice variation of LaFontaine's caddis stick larvae design. FYI - Spring Creek yesterday - after fly tying class - spate, muddy, cold - however, still moved fish swinging streamers - not your favored form of anging. I may hit Catskills next weekend. Boulderwork
JOHNW	April 22nd, 2013, 8:17 pm
Chambersburg, PA Posts: 452	Matt, My buddy Travis was to the "j" Saturday and fought the high water. Not much reacting to the bugs on top in the AM however the afternoon egg laying flight was a different story. Best fly for his morning was a bead head partridge and peacock with a heavy BHPT to get stuff down fast. I love those caddis you posted by the way. May just have to add them to the list for my upcoming trip to your historic haunts. JW
	"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn
Wbranch	April 22nd, 2013, 10:27 pm
York & Starlight PA Posts: 2733	John, When are you going up again? I've decided to go up tomorrow and after opening the cabin and raking leaves for a few hours I plan to float Hale Eddy to Balls Eddy.
	Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

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