Film Critic Emerger Fly Pattern | Excellent Mayfly Imitation | Fly Tying Tutorial

[@dgracia18]

Nice tie as always Karl! I think that fly is worth tying just because of the hackling technique if nothing else. I usually use a much easier fly of Quiqley's call the Quigley Cripple. it was a fly he came up with back when he was guiding out of Rick's Lodge on the Fall River. It's an emerger fly pattern that uses marabou in the tail position to imitate the nymphal shuck the fly is trying to emerge from. I usually tie it in gray as a Callibaetis emerger or Olive as a BWO emerger, but have also tied it to imitate a pale morning dun. Great pattern; easy to tie; works really well. It's a Spring Creek fly and one of the nice things about it is that if the mayflies are hatching in a size #18, you can tie this in a #16 because it has both the fly and the shuck that the fly is stuck on. That size 16 gives you a bigger hook gap and a stronger hook, while still giving you a accurate imitation of the natural. Another fly of his that works really well in slow clear water like you find in spring creeks is his "Deer Hair Spider". It looks like an anemic Humpy fly with a forward slanting wing. It's another emerger pattern that looks a little weird and works really well.

[@Michael-hg6ky]

That is a really terrific fly and a great presentation.....thanks for the video!

[@Tridentflyfishing]

Thanks for watching, Michael

[@dankochanek8056]

Such a killer pattern. I like to use med Dun for the hackle.

[@delawarepro3539]

I’m a fly critic… Great job 👏

[@Tridentflyfishing]

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