Sedge du Soir

French evening sedge

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The evening sedge of the Normandy and northern French rivers — a large, buoyant caddis dry for the dusk rises that define warm French summer evenings. Named without ceremony and fished with confidence when the big sedges start to skitter across the surface.

Fish this when

Summer evenings on the chalk rivers of Normandy and the Jura limestone streams. From dusk onwards when large sedges are hatching and trout lose their selectivity.

Why it works

Large sedges skating across the surface trigger aggressive takes from trout that have been cautious all day. A buoyant caddis pattern fished with a deliberate drag creates the exact movement fish expect.

Naturals it imitates