Fly Patterns
Emergent Sparkle Caddis
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DESIGNED BY: Gary LaFontaine HOOK: 900 BL THREAD: Black OVER BODY: Green, rust of gray Antron UNDER BODY: Brown Antron WING: Deer hair HEAD: Brown dubbing TAIL: Green, rust of gray Antron |
| This is the fly that started the Antron revolution. Antron is a multi lobed fabric with a clover leaf like cross section. The material has a strong affinity for air bubbles and flies tied with it sparkle when submerged. Emerging caddisflies, along with many other insects, use air to help separate the pupal sheath from the adult inside. These twinkling bubbles are strike triggers as users of the emergent sparkle caddis will attest. When you see trout porpoising, exposing their backs and dorsal fins, but not leaving bubbles in the ring of their rises, consider using an emerger pattern fished just underneath the film. The emergent sparkle pupa would be a good choice. | |