Mercer's Missing Link Caddis - Dry Fly Pattern

[@sirmegallot3276]

One of my go-to patterns I wouldn't leave home without. I tie mine 18-14 in yellow, black, green, and brown, use superfine to dub a body and a thorax, and skip the rib. I like my wings a litter smaller. So in essence, I suppose I tie a slight variant. But super picky tailwater trout on the Upper Delaware that are selective as hell eat this so long as it's dead-drifted. I fish mine during caddis or BWO hatches and they eat it just the same; it's more of a cross-dresser pattern as Kelly would say, looks like a midge, looks like a caddis, looks like a mayfly (sulphur in yellow, BWO in green, ISO in brown, etc.)... looks like an emerger, looks like a spent wing, a cripple, you name it. Floats insanely well too, you have to try to sink the thing. Nice tying instruction!

[@fischersflies]

Sorry for the delay in response, things have been crazy busy lately! Sounds like that variation fishes just as well! I have always thought about dubbing or building up the body as the original version is super slim. I'll have to give that a try!

[@bluejacket645]

Man, you made that look easy. I've tried tying this pattern before with moderate success. You've inspired me to try it again. Well done!

[@fischersflies]

Glad I could help inspire! Is there a certain step you usually have trouble on?

[@bluejacket645]

yes, keeping the hackle free from the shuck@@fischersflies

[@emilleum48]

Another beautiful dry fly caddis pattern

[@fischersflies]

Thank you, although I can't take full credit for it!

[@kenb4685]

Gidday Howie. Nice work. Thankyou.

[@fischersflies]

Thanks Ken, I appreciate it!

[@kennethsanders963]

so cool ! I prefer a half hitch tool as well .looks great thanx for the pattern. ken👍 I did tye some of Kelly Galloups missing link and found link but I like a lot of them, brook and cut throat trout smash these as well as spruce moth. that's one pattern I'd like to see you tye.

[@fischersflies]

Very cool! Glad you like it and thanks for the recommendation! Brookies and Cutties definitely love this fly! I'll look into the spruce moth.

[@Riosgrandes]

Nice pattern! Thanks for share!

[@fischersflies]

Of course!

[@loosieclocker]

Boom

[@fischersflies]

Thanks!