I use them quite a bit Ed, they make for an excellent pupa too. Try an amber or rootbeer colored bead on your PTN, it can work when most others don't.
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: [VFB] Glass Bead Caddis Larva > 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 >
