Tying Mercer's Missing Link

[Matt Grobert]

Here's a great fly pattern that was designed to imitate caddis, but is also effective during mayfly emergences - i.e. tied in yellow size #16 it works quite well for sulphurs.

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[TR]

Here's a great fly pattern that was designed to imitate caddis, but is also effective during mayfly emergences - i.e. tied in yellow size #16 it works quite well for sulphurs.

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Great Western pattern on the Upper Delaware River possibly since these 'bows ancestors came from the Sierras and we have an abundance of caddis.

Credit should be given to Ralph Cutter who originally designed the E/C Caddis on the Truckee in the early 1980's.

Cutter's pattern employs a two toned body (hare's ear / brown grey for casing and then green for emerging caddis) whereas Mercer adds the antron for the splayed wings and crystal flash / peacock ice dub for the throax but configuration of pattern is same.

I use grizzly for the hackle horizontal parachute.

See other variations:

E/C Caddis

A great pattern.

Tight lines.
TR

 

[WBDluver]

Matt, I always liked you flies better than Trico Mikes.

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

Matt, I always liked you flies better than Trico Mikes.

Do you have no shame?

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

Matt- If you tie to imitate a mayfly, do you add a tail?

 

[WBDluver]

Do you have no shame?

None what so ever. Not an ounce

 

[Matt Grobert]

Matt- If you tie to imitate a mayfly, do you add a tail?

Good question..........yes, don't tie the body down the bend and tie in a few strands of zelon or antron to imitate the trailing shuck.....I use brown or amber. Keep it sparse.

 

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Good question..........yes, don't tie the body down the bend and tie in a few strands of zelon or antron to imitate the trailing shuck.....I use brown or amber. Keep it sparse.

Thank you.

 

[WBDluver]

Thank you.

Shall we call you Skippy? because, isnt that peanut butter on your nose?:rofl:

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Why do I have to come here to learn about this pattern? Why not on the river when we fish? :smiley-sniffer:

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

Shall we call you Skippy? because, isnt that peanut butter on your nose?:rofl:

I think we have a case here of the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

Why do I have to come here to learn about this pattern? Why not on the river when we fish? :smiley-sniffer:

Maybe he did and there was just too much blow going up the nose that it went unnoticed.

 

[sunsignarcher]

I think we have a case here of the pot calling the kettle a black.

fixed it al a Archie Bunker

 

[WBDluver]

Why do I have to come here to learn about this pattern? Why not on the river when we fish? :smiley-sniffer:

Because Matt uses us as Guinea Pigs to see if the pattern works. He has never fished it before and thinks these up after a few adult beverages.

Besides, i always liked Tirco Mikes flies better.

 

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Because Matt uses us as Guinea Pigs to see if the pattern works. He has never fished it before and thinks these up after a few adult beverages.

Besides, i always liked Tirco Mikes flies better.

Yes, yes, excellent!

 

[Kapfish]

Just tied up a few look great can't wait to try em! Thanks matt.
Who the hell is trico mike?

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Because Matt uses us as Guinea Pigs to see if the pattern works. He has never fished it before and thinks these up after a few adult beverages.

Besides, i always liked Tirco Mikes flies better.

I would have been that dry fly guinea pig and yes, we were recently drinking some adult beverages together just before the water got too damned warm to fish. :crap:

 

[WBDluver]

I would have been that dry fly guinea pig and yes, we were recently drinking some adult beverages together just before the water got too damned warm to fish. :crap:

This is exactly what i am talking about. He liquors you up then talks you into trying these concoctions. Good thing the warm water saved you from such embarassment.

 

[lightenup]

This is exactly what i am talking about. He liquors you up then talks you into trying these concoctions. Good thing the warm water saved you from such embarassment.

It really didn't, as there are reports of two full grown men skinny dipping in the KLG.....the "meat hole" has been re-named...it is now the "shriveled worm".........

 

[Rusty Spinner]

It really didn't, as there are reports of two full grown men skinny dipping in the KLG.....the "meat hole" has been re-named...it is now the "shriveled worm".........

I was just showing him my new pole.


Fishing pole that is, get your mind out of the gutter, LU!

 

[lightenup]

I was just showing him my new pole.


Fishing pole that is, get your mind out of the gutter, LU!

It's called a rod Rusty......A fishing rod that is....a pole is a dumb eastern European...

 

[Matt Grobert]

Here's a sulphur missing link - emerger/dun/spinner imitation.

 

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Here's a sulphur missing link - emerger/dun/spinner imitation.

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Ok, what gives here? A few posts back you said to use a trailing shuck on a mayfly. I don't see no stinkin' shuck.

 

[WBDluver]

Ok, what gives here? A few posts back you said to use a trailing shuck on a mayfly. I don't see no stinkin' shuck.

After a few cheap Scotchs from the Hancock Liquor store he forgets what he wants to see you experiment with. Just ignore him and dont be a pawn in his game. He is like the Dr Oz of NEFF, he is always coming up with a new way to catch fish with a special fly. Last year it was a sulpher emerger tied with elk hair and a yellow collar. I fell into his trap tied some up, and if it were not for my exceptional casting skills i never would have caught all those fish while the other guys down stream were standing there with their poles in their hand.

 

[Matt Grobert]

Ok, what gives here? A few posts back you said to use a trailing shuck on a mayfly. I don't see no stinkin' shuck.

I also said to keep it sparse, it's there, it's just very sparse.......

Actually, I tied a bunch up and of course, I took a pic of the one that I forgot to tie a shuck on.......must have been that cheap scotch.

 

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I also said to keep it sparse, it's there, it's just very sparse.......

Actually, I tied a bunch up and of course, I took a pic of the one that I forgot to tie a shuck on.......must have been that cheap scotch.

And I was ready to go out and by new reading glasses.