Fly tier Gary Jones shares proven dry fly patterns for Mother’s Day caddis hatch
Fly fisherman Gary Jones wasn’t offering any predictions for when the Mother’s Day caddis hatch might begin when I spoke with him on Monday.
“It’s impossible to say,” Jones said. “We are supposed to get rain and snow (Tuesday) and so it could put it off another week. Then again, if the sun comes out and the water temperature gets up to about 54 degrees, everything could hatch quickly.”
Jones said a few caddis had made an appearance on the Gallatin, but he’d heard no reports of bugs on the Madison River. John Bailey, owner of Dan Bailey Fly Shop in Livingston, said he hadn’t heard any confirmed reports of caddis on the Yellowstone River.
“Rumor is there are some down by Big Timber,” Bailey said on Monday, “but that could mean two. I won’t be surprise if the Mother’s Day hatch is later this year. It will be interested to see what the insects do.”
While Jones wasn’t eager to wager any guesses on a hatch date, he was willing to share a few fly patterns that anglers can count on when the hatch does arrive. He said size 16 elk hair, poly wing and tent wing caddis patterns will net trout throughout the hatch.
Here’s a step-by-step of Jones’ top three dry flies for the Mother’s Day caddis hatch.
“It’s impossible to say,” Jones said. “We are supposed to get rain and snow (Tuesday) and so it could put it off another week. Then again, if the sun comes out and the water temperature gets up to about 54 degrees, everything could hatch quickly.”
Jones said a few caddis had made an appearance on the Gallatin, but he’d heard no reports of bugs on the Madison River. John Bailey, owner of Dan Bailey Fly Shop in Livingston, said he hadn’t heard any confirmed reports of caddis on the Yellowstone River.
“Rumor is there are some down by Big Timber,” Bailey said on Monday, “but that could mean two. I won’t be surprise if the Mother’s Day hatch is later this year. It will be interested to see what the insects do.”
While Jones wasn’t eager to wager any guesses on a hatch date, he was willing to share a few fly patterns that anglers can count on when the hatch does arrive. He said size 16 elk hair, poly wing and tent wing caddis patterns will net trout throughout the hatch.
Here’s a step-by-step of Jones’ top three dry flies for the Mother’s Day caddis hatch.Fly fisherman Gary Jones wasn’t offering any predictions for when the Mother’s Day caddis hatch might begin when I spoke with him on Monday.
“It’s impossible to say,” Jones said. “We are supposed to get rain and snow (Tuesday) and so it could put it off another week. Then again, if the sun comes out and the water temperature gets up to about 54 degrees, everything could hatch quickly.”
Jones said a few caddis had made an appearance on the Gallatin, but he’d heard no reports of bugs on the Madison River. John Bailey, owner of Dan Bailey Fly Shop in Livingston, said he hadn’t heard any confirmed reports of caddis on the Yellowstone River.
“Rumor is there are some down by Big Timber,” Bailey said on Monday, “but that could mean two. I won’t be surprise if the Mother’s Day hatch is later this year. It will be interested to see what the insects do.”
While Jones wasn’t eager to wager any guesses on a hatch date, he was willing to share a few fly patterns that anglers can count on when the hatch does arrive. He said size 16 elk hair, poly wing and tent wing caddis patterns will net trout throughout the hatch.
Here’s a step-by-step of Jones’ top three dry flies for the Mother’s Day caddis hatch.Fly fisherman Gary Jones wasn’t offering any predictions for when the Mother’s Day caddis hatch might begin when I spoke with him on Monday.
“It’s impossible to say,” Jones said. “We are supposed to get rain and snow (Tuesday) and so it could put it off another week. Then again, if the sun comes out and the water temperature gets up to about 54 degrees, everything could hatch quickly.”
Jones said a few caddis had made an appearance on the Gallatin, but he’d heard no reports of bugs on the Madison River. John Bailey, owner of Dan Bailey Fly Shop in Livingston, said he hadn’t heard any confirmed reports of caddis on the Yellowstone River.
“Rumor is there are some down by Big Timber,” Bailey said on Monday, “but that could mean two. I won’t be surprise if the Mother’s Day hatch is later this year. It will be interested to see what the insects do.”
While Jones wasn’t eager to wager any guesses on a hatch date, he was willing to share a few fly patterns that anglers can count on when the hatch does arrive. He said size 16 elk hair, poly wing and tent wing caddis patterns will net trout throughout the hatch.
Here’s a step-by-step of Jones’ top three dry flies for the Mother’s Day caddis hatch.
Fly fisherman Gary Jones wasn’t offering any predictions for when the Mother’s Day caddis hatch might begin when I spoke with him on Monday.
“It’s impossible to say,” Jones said. “We are supposed to get rain and snow (Tuesday) and so it could put it off another week. Then again, if the sun comes out and the water temperature gets up to about 54 degrees, everything could hatch quickly.”
Jones said a few caddis had made an appearance on the Gallatin, but he’d heard no reports of bugs on the Madison River. John Bailey, owner of Dan Bailey Fly Shop in Livingston, said he hadn’t heard any confirmed reports of caddis on the Yellowstone River.
“Rumor is there are some down by Big Timber,” Bailey said on Monday, “but that could mean two. I won’t be surprise if the Mother’s Day hatch is later this year. It will be interested to see what the insects do.”
While Jones wasn’t eager to wager any guesses on a hatch date, he was willing to share a few fly patterns that anglers can count on when the hatch does arrive. He said size 16 elk hair, poly wing and tent wing caddis patterns will net trout throughout the hatch.
Here’s a step-by-step of Jones’ top three dry flies for the Mother’s Day caddis hatch.
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