Next hatch on the Farmington - Emergers

[SouthPaw]

The next couple of major hatches on the Farmington will be the Tan Caddis and the Sulfers from what I see on a few hatch charts. Does anyone have an "Emerger" pattern for these that they would be willing to share? A picture is always helpful along with the recipe.

I will have some time to tie some of these up before the hatch arrives and since I had good success with the Hendrickson emerger I am hoping it will continue into the next hatch.

Thanks

[The Patriot]

I'm not a tier, so I can't give you a pattern. But there is a hatch between the caddis and sulphurs that you're forgetting.... Epeorus Vitreous.... aka Pale Evening Duns. They'll start the third or fourth week of May, creamy yellow, sort of like sulphurs but not as orangey, size 14 or 16 will work.

A good emerger pattern for the Vitreous hatch is a creamy yellow soft hackle. Also, a CDC emerger on a curved hook. And Usuals are good during this hatch.

The CDC emerger on a curved hook in size 16 and 18 also works well for a sulphur emerger, and sulphur usuals are also good. The sulphurs could start by the end of May, the E. Invaria usually precedes the E. Dorothea. The Invarias start end of May or early in June, the Dorotheas start later in June and are smaller.

For caddis I like a curved hook CDC emerger, either with a tear drop pupa body, I'm not sure what it is made of, or a trailing shuck..... or Lafontaines Sparkle pupa. For adults all you need is an Elk Hair or CDC Caddis. I've also had luck on that hatch with spent Delta Wing caddis for egg layers, and I have some elk hair flies with a little green egg ball on the abdomen.

Sorry I can't help you with any specific recipes.....

Tight Lines,

Jim

[AvoDrake]

Southpaw, I tie this "Iris Caddis pattern emerger" and its one of my go to patterns for the caddis on the Farmington. I have had a lot of luck using this pattern and I tie it usually in sizes #16-18. Its very easy to tie and that antron loop on top is very easy to see.

http://www.virtualflybox.com/patterns/pattern.php?swap_id=8&id=867

[SouthPaw]

Thanks for the info on the pattern Avo.

Jim, I saw from your other posts that you have the tying kit, time to put your knowlege on the bugs to work.

Next rainy night I will tie a few different of each and see what happens.

Thanks

Pete

[imported_admin]

Here is an emerger pattern that works great. The example is a BWO but you can substitute the colors. Scroll down a bit to see the pattern.

http://hipwader.com/2006/bwos-on-the-bow-river

[steve B]

south paw,
one of the easiest and most effective caddis emerger patterns is a sparkle emerger. With the antron body and small elk hair wing float well and fish slam it. Also do not over look soft hackles to imitate caddis emerging. For the Pale evening dun(E.Vitreous) the one best emerger patern is an old style lt. cahill wet fly. the Vitrous actually emerge from the nymphal shuck on the stream bottom and will rise as a fully winged adult. I have had some great day casting one of these. I usually fish it two ways across and slightly up stream let sink then follow down with current let current lift it at end of drift. I will also put a small split shot about 12 to 14 inches above the fly on the tippet. I will cast up upstream too feeding fish and as is comes near them I will lift the fly stright up to surface then let it drop back down. ( modified Liesenring lift). for the early sulphurs I will use a TMC 2488 bent hook and tie from the bend about half way with a dark olive/brown dubbing then tie in a good tuft of CDC and dub sulphur colored dubbing up around it to the eye. I have taken a but load of trout on this pattern in the Baone yards and wood shop.

Steve