Dry fly

Caperer

Large sedge matcher

TroutSurface

A large caddis emerger dressed in tan and brown, humped and purposeful — a pattern built from the observation that emerging caddis struggle and trout know it.

Fish this when

Late spring and summer evenings when large sedges are emerging. Fish it in the film, particularly in the slack water where emerging insects are most vulnerable.

Why it works

Humped profile suggests emerging struggle. Large caddis are substantial meals. Trout feeding on emergent caddis take aggressively.

Naturals it imitates