The fish on the Grand continue to respond to Micro Caddis. Mind you, they now seem to prefer a 22 to a 20, and 7x tippet seems to be required as well. Weeks back, the whole river was rising to the hatch. Not so much now. Still great fishing though, but the rising fish have certainly thinned. It has been some time since I've had to change to a different pattern. Fish that have been sipping ( as opposed to the splashy rise forms often associated with caddis ) are also usually on the MC's..........just the cripples and dead.
You'll notice the patterns I use are really simple. Deer Hair/Elk Hair, dubbing and antron on the X-Caddis. They're tied onto Tiemco 206BL's #20's. There a curved shank emerger hook. I tie it on the straight part of the hook, making for a slightly smaller pattern. The wide gape does make hook ups far easier than a standard hook.
Yeah man, I'll be out again tomorrow. With a box stuffed full of Deer Hair and X-Caddis MC's. Gears rigged and ready by the door, a 22 on the end.
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