GROUP NAME |
LIFE STAGE
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SUGGESTED IMITATIONS
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COLOURS OF COMMON NATURALS
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SIZE
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RECOMMENDED METHOD
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ORDER TRICHOPTERA – SEDGES (caddisflies) |
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Superfamily Hydropsychoidea |
Larva |
Ivory Nymph Walker ’s Yellow Nymph Walker ’s Green Nymph Green Rockworm Czech Nymph Smiles Blue Nymph Steve’s Caddis
SS Shrimp |
Body cream, head black Body yellow, thorax brown Body bright green, thorax brown Green or Brown-green Cream or green Grey or Blue-grey Olive
Colour to match |
8-16 12 10 8-16 10 or 12 10 or 12 8-12
12 - 14
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Right on bottom, dead drift As above Right on the bottom, dead drift As above Czech Nymph style Dead drift on bottom Slow on bottom- Still- and running water Czech Nymph style |
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Pupa |
Invicta Pearl Pushkin Wonder Nymph |
Tan to brown Silver (air in Case) Grey |
8-16 10-16 10-14 |
Near surface, slow retrieve Sink and draw Floating line, long leader, bottom To midwater |
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Adult |
Soldier Palmer Pink Vaal Pink Sedge Wichham’s G&H Sedge ( rusty under) Walkers Sedge |
All rust Brown, Pinkish wing Brown and rust Mottled grey, body brown/grey Cinnamon/brown |
8 8 or 10 12 or 14 10 10 |
Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry |
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ODER DIPTERA Family Chironomidae (buzzers, non-biting midges) |
Larva (bloodworm) |
Diggers’s Red
Red Larva San Juan Worm Red Booby
Green Larva |
Scarlet
Scarlet or Green Scarlet or Crimson Scarlet
Green |
10 – 16
10-16 10-16 10
10-14 |
Weighted fly on a floating line, very slow retrieve. In deepwater, use sinking line. As above As above or static 25cm leader, sinking line, fish deep and slow. Floating line, allow to sink, very slow retrieve |
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Pupa (buzzer) a. Bootom swaying, stillwater |
Suspender Buzzer
Claret Buzzer
Large Olive Buzzer |
Body claret, thorax sepia
All claret
Body pale olive, thorax grey |
12
8 2Xss
8 3Xss |
Hi-D line, 25 cm leader, fig-of-8 retrieve Floating line, lone leader, very slow retrieve As above |
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b. Horizontal swimmer |
Red Buzzer
Ribbed Sepia Buzzer |
Body silver sheen over scarlet, thorax brow
Body dark brown, clear segmentation, red spot at thorax-body joint |
12
12
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Floating line, short 2m leader, very slow retrieve
As above |
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c. Head up, hanging |
Claret Buzzer or Poxy Buzzer
CDC Buzzer Small Olive Buzzer Or Poxy Buzzer |
All claret, bright white breathers, body colour to match
Claret or black All pale green with silver sheen |
8 2Xss
12 - 16 |
Floating line, 3-4 m leader, G&H Sedge indicator, exceptionally slow retrieve twitch retrieve on floater
As Above |
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d. Hanging, running water |
Orange Silver Buzzer or Poxy Buzzer |
Body bright orange, segmentation silver |
10-14 |
Floating line, dead drift at dusk |
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e. Surface undulating diver |
Yellow Olive Buzzer |
Body shiny yellow, thorax pale grey, red spot at tail |
10-14 |
Floating line, Slow sink and draw |
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