The Arkansas River caddis hatch tends to serve as the de facto kickoff of fly ... emergers and RS2’s are all capable trout catchers at the moment, along with the various caddis and mayfly ...

It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to ... I’ll probably start with caddis patterns, not necessarily because I’ll use them ...

Most emerger patterns incorporate a bit of flash to mimic the ... Caddis emergers (pupa) fished on the swing under a dry fly are deadly around here. Caddis mate in swarms, and females oviposit in the ...

Drew Reid at Roaring Fork Anglers in Glenwood Springs recommended the western coachman and LaFontaine as emerger patterns, and a No. 14 or 16 dark-body caddis on the lower Fork and the Colorado. The ...

Earlier in the day, the caddis emergers had swum to the water ... A soft-hackle wet fly or a diving caddis pattern can be very effective during midafternoon hours on the Bighorn.

The ever popular Prince nymph is an iconic, old-school pattern that should be in every fly box. The X-caddis is an active emerger fly that imitates a trailing shuck, upright wings and defined body. It ...

These flies are great when used under a dry fly, like a size 14 or 12 elk hair caddis. The Prince is a legendary fly, for good reason — it's a relatively older pattern that's hugely effective ...

When caddis leave the bottom ... water current and how much the emerger moves and wiggles. As a result, this stage of development should be considered by fly fishers because, at times, it's ...

“He designed it as an emerger (a fly that floats just beneath the surface ... While there were other caddis patterns on the market at the time, Troth’s was much more effective for Western ...