The Glass Bead Caddis Larva on page 68 of the Spring 2002 issue of Flyfishing & Tying Journal caught my eye. I tied one up and it sat in the box.
This past Sat I was traveling by Long Pond near Greene NY and decided to test the waters. I was wading and fishing the margins of tree that had fallen into the pond/lake. I tied on the Glass Bead Caddis Larva and in short time landed a 20" inch pickerel. Not a monster, but the action was appreciated. I returned him to the water, got back in my car and traveled on. I've always liked to put glass beads on the heads of my mohair leeches. This however was the first time that I ever fished a mostly glass fly. 5-7 beads in all. The pattern says that dubbing for the legs is optional. I dubbed them with a bit of antron or antron like stuff. And yes, I'll tie some more of these beauties. Ed
