Gary LaFontaine’s little emerger that has become a modern classic. This simple technique shows you how to create the gas filled shuck case of an emerging caddis fly to great effect. A pattern that no caddis fly specialist should be without!
How to tie LaFontaine Sparkle caddis/sedge pupa emerger
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Your technique for forming the gas bubble is fabulous! It seems so superior to other techniques I’ve seen in both ease of tying and final appearance.
Hi thanks. Same as the CDC question, trying and failing over many years, until you get it right. Knowing not only the applications of your materials, but also their limitations is one of the keys to success…