"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:14:00 +0100, "Mike Connor"
wrote:
SNIP
Love those shrouded patterns and I'm working on one now for the
Hydropsyche hatch we get on the Grand in late spring/ early summer. I
like the pattern you described. Also messing around with CDC to
retain bubbles.


Used CDC for a while, but had better success with ostrich herl treated with
watershed for sunk flies. I like the CDC and Elk ( Weilenmann variation see
http://www.danica.com/flytier/index.html ) in various colours for
"skittering" insects, and I also use some "mini sedge buggers" with a CDC
body, and a "muddler" type head. These are quick and easy to tie, robust,
and effective.

One minor annoyance here, is the fact that anglers use all sorts of names
for these flies, irrespective of stages etc. Mostly the scientific sites
give more accurate information. There are a great deal of sites extant on
Trichoptera, but of course they do repeat themselves. Finding photos of
species you require in the larval and ( especially!) pupal stages is likely
to prove difficult. Many sites have good photos of adults, and of course the
artificial patterns are legion.

TL
MC