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Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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Oldredbarn on Mar 5, 2013March 5th, 2013, 11:13 am EST
I just received a catalog from Dillon Montana...Al Troth passed away last August 3rd...The creator of the Elk Hair Caddis, probably rivalling the Adams for world wide fame and his "western" version of the PT Nymph...
The EHC was one of the first flies I ever tied...When I headed west in 95 to fish my boxes were filled with them.
Spence
The EHC was one of the first flies I ever tied...When I headed west in 95 to fish my boxes were filled with them.
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Crepuscular on Mar 5, 2013March 5th, 2013, 12:57 pm EST
Yeah I saw that last fall. I just threw some away that had to be at least 20 years old.
Jmd123 on Mar 6, 2013March 6th, 2013, 10:05 am EST
RIP, Al Troth. The Elkhair Caddis is one of my all-time best flies, not just for trout either. Down in San Marcos, TX the big colorful redbreast sunnies would suck them in just like brookies or browns do. What a wonderful pattern, so easy to tie and make endless variants of.
Jonathon
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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Sayfu on Mar 8, 2013March 8th, 2013, 6:02 am EST
Love the Elkhair Caddis, BUT..the only feature of Al's pattern that I couldn't accept was the long hackle that extended well below the gape of the hook. Somebody very knowledgeable regarding Al, and his Elkhair Caddis told me why it was favorable to do so, and I forgot why.
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