G E Shepherd wrote:
I believe it imitates a Dragon Fly.
One lake I fish has these results. red body catches eastern brook green
body catches Rainbows so that puts the dragon fly theory in doubt.
The two major species of dragonfly nymphs are dark reddish brown and green. The reddish brown type are longer and thinner in shape, the green ones are squat and rounded. I'll leave the Latin names to the experts.
It is possible to have both species in the same body of water. Who knows, maybe the red ones taste the best to brookies, and the green ones are dragon candy to rainbows. Stranger things have happened.
The Carey Special is an impressionistic fly and I don't think is meant to look that realistic as opposed to 'buggy'.
Wes Wada Bend, Oregon
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