Caddis dry

Grey Sedge

Evening sedge dry

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A grey-winged, grey-bodied sedge dry for the smaller silverhorn-type caddis that come off Irish limestone and freestone rivers through the summer evening rise. Sits low, wings tented over the body, fished dead-drift or given a gentle twitch to imitate a fluttering adult.

Fish this when

June to September, evening, on rivers with a steady summer sedge hatch — cast to rising fish or fish it blind through likely glides as the light drops.

Why it works

The pale grey silhouette matches the commonest small caddis on Irish rivers through summer better than a browner, bigger sedge pattern does.

Naturals it imitates