Umpqua Caddis Emerger Lawson Fly

Overview

The Caddis Emerger is a pattern from Umpqua signature tyer Mike Lawson. It imitates a caddis at the moment it reaches the surface and struggles to break free and fly away.

Emerging caddis are slow, helpless and easy to catch, and trout often key on them during a hatch while ignoring adults on top. When you see splashy rises but fish refuse your dry, an emerger fished in or just under the film is often the answer.

How to Fish It

• In the film: grease the leader to within a few inches of the fly so it rides in the surface film.
• Behind a dry: trail it 12 to 18 inches behind a caddis dry that you can see.
• Swing it: let it swing and rise at the end of the drift like a hatching caddis.
• Splashy rises: fish leaving splashes are often chasing emergers.

Choosing Color and Size

Olive in size 14 matches green-bodied caddis, one of the most common caddis hatches, and is a good everyday size.