RE: [VFB] Yellowstone digital pics

[Neville Gosling]

Tom:   In British Columbia we have what is called the Travelling Sedge which is a rather large caddis. (up to 2 inches long). They are usually lake dwelling.  One of my favourite patterns for the traveling sedge is the Mikulak Sedge a.k.a. Mikaluk, Mitchaluk, Mitch's Sedge. Originator : Arthur ' Mitch' Mikulak of  Calgary, Alberta, Canada.   See http://www.virtualflybox.com/patterns/pattern.php?id=855   Neville From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Davenport Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 9:10 PM To: vfb@troutnet.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Yellowstone digital pics   You know, looking at those pictures convinced me that the WASN'T a Stone Fly. It didn't have the large, predominant legs that Stoneflies have. It's legs were much more like a Caddis, grouped together under the thorax and not extending as far back to the abdomen as a Stone Fly. But if it was a Caddis, it was the biggest Caddis I have ever seen. From head to wing it was almost 1.5 inches. And it didn't have to long antennae typical with larger Caddis flies. Nor did it emerge quickly like most Caddis do, it spent quite a bit of time wriggling out of its shuck. Like I said, one of the fishermen caught his only three fish using a muddler minnow tied on a size 10 3x hook, which was a pretty good imitation of both the bug or the nymph.   Tom