Gents, I need some help here. On my last couple trips to Amber, I noticed literally thousands of these small, tan bugs coming off. Their casings are small, about an eighth of an inch at the largest, and most seem to have trouble getting off the water, with many not making it. If I were on a stream trying to imitate it, I'd need a size 22 elk hair caddis. During these hatches, the only pattern I could get fish on was a size 18 beadhead PT, and man, did they get after it!
Any ideas? Possibly a type of small mayfly due to the success with a PT? Or just one of the many chronies that abound at Amber?
Thanks
Raff
Bug ID
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RE:Bug ID
I saw tons of those last Saturday too.
My guess was that they are very small Mayflies as I saw quite a few in "spinner" position. Along with those I saw large Mayflies....around size 10 or so.
The damsel flies were feeding on them on the surface. I saw at least two of them get taken by large trout when they stopped to feed. I didn't have my box with my dry damsel patterns with me....just my luck.
Tight Lines!
My guess was that they are very small Mayflies as I saw quite a few in "spinner" position. Along with those I saw large Mayflies....around size 10 or so.
The damsel flies were feeding on them on the surface. I saw at least two of them get taken by large trout when they stopped to feed. I didn't have my box with my dry damsel patterns with me....just my luck.
Tight Lines!
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RE:Bug ID
Sounds like Beatis. Throw a spent wing during the spinner fall or a parachute adams anytime. I love to strip a PT unweighted on a 10'leader just under the surface when trout are hitting Beatis.
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RE:Bug ID
Thanks for the info, guys. I figured they might be a small may fly. I'll definitely store that in my long-term memory and get it journaled. I've seen these a lot in past years but never was able to find an answer until this week. Maybe a small brown chronie pattern would work in addition to the beadhead pheasant tail.
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RE:Bug ID
Study the fish rising. If you see heads they are eating adluts, dries. If you only see a dorsal fin they are eating emergers just under the surface. If you only see a slap of the tail they are chasing nymphs to the surface.
If fish are rising ditch the beadhead and use a flashbackPT slow retrieved with no weight on a long leader.
If fish are rising ditch the beadhead and use a flashbackPT slow retrieved with no weight on a long leader.
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RE:Bug ID
You might try an Adams in the appropriate size...See larger pic or the smaller pic ... a caddis_cdcharear Good luck to you.:thumleft:
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