We are still seeing phenomenal hatches of March Browns into April, which isn’t too uncommon. On especially overcast days, March Brown Duns can be found emerging in longer pools with fish sipping them in the tailouts. When these hatches are heavy, trailing a crippled or stillborn emerger off the back of your parachute dun is crucial to success. Fish get selective and deliberately choose to expound energy rising to meals that have little to no chance of getting away. This fly aims to capture the chaos of a failed emergence: wings tattered, shuck stuck to the dun, slightly sinking, etc. A flash spot of Hareline/ Hedron Magnum Flashabou: Pearl offers the fish a target point to pursue. Tie some up while the hatch is still going strong. This fly will be eaten in the weeks following the hatch as it tapers off as well. Fish have been keyed in so long on March Browns that they typically rise to cripples for a short window following the hatch.
-Simon
March Brown CDC Bubble Back Cripple
Hook- Fulling Mill 5050 Ultimate Dry Barbless: Size 12
Thread- Fulling Mill 70D Pro Flat Thread: Tan (NEW)
Flash- Hareline/ Hedron Magnum Flashabou: Pearl
Shuck- Ep Trigger Point: March Brown or Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn: Brown Dun & Hareline Mallard: Wood Duck
Abdomen- Turkey Biot Quill: Brown
Thorax- Fulling Mill Tactical Dry Fly Dub: March Brown
Hackle- Whiting Bronze Saddle: Brown
Wing- Fulling Mill CDC: Tan & Hareline Mallard: Wood Duck
