Emerald Caddis Pupa 12/21/2024 Photo Album

A good starting point to deep drilling this fly is my post of 12/08/2023, and that narrative contains a link to a 2012 post with a wealth of additional information. As stated in the 12/08 post, I believe much success of this fly derives from the emerald body color. I have captured caddis that have the same color at the tip of their abdomen, and I have also harvested caddis worms with a similar body color.

Angled Emerald Caddis Pupa

All my caddis pupa follow the design created by Gary LaFontaine in his milestone book Caddisflies. The antron sheath was the foundational design concept that LaFontaine devised, and all my pupa contain this feature. The antron sheath imitates the air bubble that forms around the pupa, as it ascends to the surface to transition into an adult.

A Group of Three New Flies

I suffered very little shrinkage of this fly in 2024, so I only tied three additional models. One was deposited in my storage box, and two were gifted to Ben, the young man I mentored during 2024.