This pattern imitates small yellow craneflies (genus Antocha) common on some Driftless area trout streams in the spring and early summer. It can be fished dry or wet.
Hook: TMC 101, size 18;Body: Pale olive thread under doubled single strand of yellow super-hair, wrapped;
Thorax/Legs: Pale ginger CDC feather, wrapped four turns (concave side facing front), bottom clipped;
Front hackle: Oversize moorhen covert feather, one and a half turn (concave side facing front).
You can see some of my large cranefly patterns here and here.
6 comments:
Vlad, this Cranefly pattern is really
cool. I have some nice cranefly hatches here on Deer Creek, I'll have to give this pattern a try.
Jeremy
Thanks Jeremy,
I'm glad you like it and I hope it works for you... I need to test it more myself, hopefully in a day or two.
Thanks for stopping by,
Vlad
Awesome pattern indeed!
I did not pay enough attention to them... but I heard they are under utilized patterns. I was wondering do the nymph stage drift along the river bottom too? it should be a very large larva? right? I am thinking to tie some large nymph just like CZ nymphs... :P
Thanks for the posting Vlad... enjoy the tie and the photos! : )
Mark
Thanks Mark...!
I often wonder how cranefly larvae could be used in some streams for deep nymphing...depending on their population, maybe fish would take them for something else instead (net-spinning caddis or whatever).
I've seen trout taking dry craneflies the other day, since they are hatching now big time. From a distance they look like a hatch of big pale mayflies. The big ones could be nice bass/warmwater flies, and they are fun to tie!
great tie Vlad and cool pics as well! I really like the buggy simple feel of your ties... very cool.
I have been using Cranefly larva with great success lately. The current runoff is releasing these grubs from the river banks. The interesting thing is the larva are huge, #2 or #4. #2 seems to be the normal here on the Middle Provo. It is a heavy bug so it makes a great (heavy) pattern for Czechn'.
Anyway... just a tid bit for ya if you didn't already know ; )
Great blog as alawys Vald.
-Bryan
Hey Bryan,
Thank you for the great info regarding the cranefly larvae. Looks like a perfect style fly for murky waters after the rain-I will give them a try...
Best,
Vlad
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