Emergers

Tying and fishing imitations of the emerging insect

Emergers - articles

Article Taco Emerger Nov 23. 2023 Emerging The Taco Emerger was inspired by the split case patterns which are popular in the US See the pattern here	Article May West Emerger Oct 17. 2022 Meshy Inspiration for a new fly design can come from anywhere. The May West is an example of a combination of materials that came together to create a new fly See it here	Article Skin & Foam Pupa Aug 6. 2022 Al dente An extended body caddis pupa tied with latex ribbon - the al dente tagliatelle of fly tying materials. See the pattern here
Article Softly Softly May 31. 2022 Soft dry The Partridge Parachute Emerger – or PPE for short – is a soft hackle dry fly, all limp and spindly See how to tie it here	Article Einars’ Vulgata Emerger Mar 11. 2021 Floating This emerger pattern uses CDC and foam to create the floating thorax that’s typical of emerging insects See the pattern here	Article Euro BWOs Revisited Apr 14. 2020 Imitations In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions. Much more here.
Article CDC Loop Wing Foam Emerger Dec 28. 2018 Floating A simple and very hard-to-sink emerger from Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski See how to tie it here	Article The Mighty Green Drake Nov 20. 2018 Summer pleasures The large mayflies are a summer phenomenon, but it might be worth reading up on off season. Get ready here.	Article Euro BWOs Mar 12. 2015 Entomology Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) are very widespread and important insects when it comes to trout fishing on most rivers both throughout Europe and the US. Read more and see some patterns here
Article Mart's Peccary Paraloop Emerger Jun 23. 2014 This emerger is great for smaller, slower streams and has proven a very successful pattern for the author. It's tied the paraloop way with no hackle under the hook. See how to tie it here	Article Mart's CdL Hen Caddis Emerger Sep 10. 2013 Soft Martin Westbeek's Coq de Leon Hen Caddis Emerger has soft contours and soft materials that suggest the movements of an insect struggling to break free. See how to tie it here	Article Double Legs Jun 2. 2013 Leggy While browsing fly patterns on the web I found this interesting and buggy looking Swedish Caddis pattern, and discovered that its history actually traced back to a GFF seatrout pattern. See how to tie it here