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Date: 11/04/2007
Owner: sbeausol
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Chuck Caddis |
| Posted by: GOLDNDEMON 04/04/07 @ 10:55 am |
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If you fish the trout waters of New England and are familiar with the insects that trout call food then you know that the caddis fly is a prolific resident as well as a favorite meal. Caddis flies are a down winged aquatic insect that resembles a small moth at rest. They are present in most if not all of our trout waters and their hatch schedule is much more regular than the mayfly, which is often thought to be the favorite of trout.
Anglers that are in the know about the caddis fly will no doubt be carrying a selection of Elk Hair Caddis with them. This is probably the most popular caddis imitation today but there are several other patterns that have done well for me and one of them is the Chuck Caddis.
I'm not sure of the origin of the Chuck Caddis but I do believe it came from the Northeast, possibly from the Catskill region of New York State. What I am sure of is that anglers should try it wherever trout are found.
The Chuck Caddis gets its name from the woodchuck hair that is used as a wing on the fly. Woodchuck hair is an underused material most likely because it is sparse on the hide and takes some finesse to gather up a bunch to tie a fly ... |
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Smelt Patterns |
| Posted by: BugChucka 01/17/07 @ 11:31 am |
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Yesterday I bumped into someone streamside that I consider to be one of the best fly fisherman in the state. At the age of sixty he’s spent his fair share of time on the water to say the least. He’s not the type of angler who needs a new shiny reel, or the latest hot rod, but he fishes harder than just about anyone I know. When I’m fortunate enough to run into him his true passion for the sport never ceases to amaze me as does the number of local forgotten fisheries that he fished, and continues to fish. Each time I see him I leave the water with a sense of urgency to explore or try a different tactic somewhere. There’s a handful of these guys out there and they really are an important resource to us younger anglers.
Somewhere along the line we started discussing feeding habits of Landlocked Salmon and he told me about certain scenarios and feeding patterns he’s witnessed over the years. One of those scenarios unfolds when the salmon target large smelt and refuse just about everything you throw at them. He made it very clear to me that by large, he meant large. I’ve always carried a few decent sized streamers with me, or what I considered to be on the larger si... |
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