12/08/2023 Go2 Sparkle Caddis Pupa Photo Album

The history of this fly is contained in my post of 11/20/2022. It is a hybrid of a bright green emergent sparkle pupa from Gary LaFontaine and a go2 caddis pupa from Rick Takahashi. My favorite time to deploy these flashy fish attractors is during the dense caddis emergences of April and May. Dragging, jigging and lifting are highly recommended movements while fishing the go2 sparkle caddis emerger.

My count revealed that I needed to tie two additional flies to bring my total to the desired quantity. I approached the vise and churned out the additions along with two bonus flies for my friend, Nate. Bring on the spring caddis hatch.

Emerald Caddis Pupa 12/08/2023 Photo Album

My post of 01/01/2012 provides the background on my introduction to this fly as well as a materials table. Check it out. This fly continued to be a workhorse fly in my arsenal. When I hit an extended lull in action, I often tie on an emerald caddis pupa, and quite often it delivers results. It is both a great imitative pattern and a solid general attractor. I attribute the attractor status to the emerald body color, as I’ve seen caddis larva of that color, and I believe the color stands out and represents a trigger for trout.

I produced seven emerald caddis to restore my fly boxes to targeted levels. I found three unraveling flies in my recovery canister, and these are among the seven newly completed flies I am certain that the emerald caddis pupa will shine during 2024.