Dry fly
Silverhorn Sedge
Generic small silverhorn sedge
Trout · GraylingSurface
Generic small long-horned adult sedge of high summer, paler grey-brown to Black Silverhorn's jet body; still, colour barely matters on these — fish it small and flush and let size do the work.
Fish this when
In high summer whenever silverhorns are hatching or egg-laying and getting the exact species right matters less than getting size and posture right.
Why it works
Fished small and flush, it reproduces the low, quiet silhouette the natural swarm presents to fish keying on size and rhythm rather than colour — which matters more here than getting the exact shade of grey-brown right.
Naturals it imitates
adult silverhorn sedge (Mystacides)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate