I had a wonderful time tying flies at the 2023 annual Connecticut Fly Fisherman’s Association's Exposition. There were great vendors and terrific fly dressers. It was a fun opportunity to catch up with old friends who I have not seen in awhile. I focused on overlooked and underutilized fly patterns for small streams, some of which were geared to year-round fishing and others to warmer months. I tied both an adult and larvae black fly; an adult and larvae crane fly; a drowning adult crane fly; and a flying ant.
As always, I learned just as much from folks with whom I engaged. One gentleman praised his use of a zebra midge with a white bead. It made me think more in depth about the black fly larvae I was demonstrating. Although it appears in a variety of colors, from olive to brown to a dirty yellow, it can also be tied in black. Interestingly, it seems that its fan-like structure on its head may bear a number of similarities to a zebra midge with a white bead and to an emerging micro-caddis. The ability to reasonably cover a midge, micro-caddis and black fly larvae with one fly should not be underestimated as a year-round dropper.
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