Elk Hair Caddis
#18 Hook
Tan Ultra 140 Thread
Small Gold Ribbing
Cream Dubbing
Brown Hen Feather
Elk Hair
These ride on top of the water and imitate a lot of different bugs dropping eggs or drying wings to fly. Great pattern for Iowa trout, bluegill and bass.
Light Yellow Mayfly Emerger
#16 u101 Umpqua Hook
White feather barbs
Cream dubbing, dark green dubbing
Tan Ultra 140 Thread
Easy. Just felt like this might work. Came out nice. Now to fish it to see.
Spent Mayfly Dun
#12 Hook, Detached Yellow Foam Body, Elk Hair Wings, Olive Uni Thread. Pheasant Barb Tail. Yellow Dubbing.
Bluegill, Crappie, and Bass are hitting on these in green and yellow while floating free just under the surface on a 4x tippet. I have to think the Brown's and Brooks would also be interested, I just have not been trout fishing...yet.
