Del,
Dobson flies are not part of a fishes diet, to my knowledge. From what I
understand, they dont hang out much near the water once they are hatched,
except to mate. Who knows though, maybe bass and trout love them. Try an
oversized crane fly to try to imitate it.
The larva, as previously said, will catch small mouth all day long. Trout
love 'em too. There are many patterns out there. Black Wolly Buggers,
Whitlock's Helgramittes, Bill Skilton's Hellgramite.
Bills is my favorite pattern. I believe his website is www.usaflies.com and
the product he uses is a very shaggy chenille. It looks alive in the water,
even when it isnt moving. It works wonders. if there isnt a picture there,
let me know off list and I'll tie one up for you.
No affiliation with Mr. Skilton, just a big fan. Very nice guy.
-Eddie
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Subject: [VFB] Bug ID and immitation?
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 04:54:00 EDT
Anyone know what this is?
I found one almost identical to it at work. Dang thing is like 8 inches
long!! What would eat it and what can I use to imitate it??
