Cinnamon Caddis Teardrop Emerger

Caddis Emerger

Tied By Darrell Olson

Hook: Wide-gaped scud, light wire, size 16 GCO 9252

Thread: Brown 8/0

Materials-

body: Hareline Dubbing, Cinnamon

overbody: Polypropylene Yarn, Golden Yellow, use a light mono tippet (7X) to tie a knot to create the teardrop

legs: Brown hackle

wing: Z-Lon Dun

Notes:

This fly was developed by Bob Braendle, at the time an employee for the Great Lakes Fly Fishing Company. Braendle co-authored the book Caddis super Hatches with Carl Richards where the fly was debuted. This book covers the super caddis fly hatches from around the country.

Braendle set up an aquarium in the basement of the fly shop and put a number of caddis fly larvae in the tank. He would spend hours watching the movements of these caddis flies and actually got to see them emerge and hatch. The time spent watching the aquarium, along with hours of on-stream observations of the caddis fly’s lifecycle, gave him the idea for this pattern.

Since it imitates an emerger or stillborn, the best way to fish this fly would be with a drag-free float or with the addition of a minute wiggle or shake that mimics the struggle of the insect trying to free itself. This pattern can be tied in any body color combination to match the angler’s local hatches.