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Emergers & Cripples

Emergers & Cripples

Mayflies are the preferred food for many trout populations.  Mayflies are very vulnerable during their emergence on the water.  Some even have a hard time with the transition and become crippled.  Trout love this stage of a hatch.  While technically only baetis and callibaetis (mayflies and blue wing olives/blue duns) have an aquatic emergence stage, some caddis, stoneflies and midges can become crippled and become easy prey.  Its a must-have group of flies. Here is the one of largest selection of emergers and cripples that you will find anywhere. As always, save 6% when you purchase six or more of a pattern, and save 12% when you buy by a dozen or more.
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    Caddis Emerger

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    Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. One of our favorite all time emerger patterns. This patter...

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    Caddis Emerger-Beadhead

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    Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. Now with a beadhead. Please note that this pattern is tan/r...

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    263 in stock

    Caddis Pupa - Crawling - Solitude

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    Fish love caddis, and one can never have to many imitations. Solitude has made some of the most realistic caddis pupa's available. Tied on 2x lo...

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    52 in stock

    CDC Biot Cripple Brown Drake

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    Big mayflies can be a real treat for trout, especially when they are in a cripple state making them easy pickings. This pattern is designed to be...

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    484 in stock

    CDC Caddis Emerger

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    Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. This pattern includes cdc, peacock, shucks, color contrasts....

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    511 in stock

    CDC Emerger Trico

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    When you see fish slurping, they are feasting on emergers. These little patterns with life like CDC wings, make irresistible imitators to these a...

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    387 in stock

    CDC Micro Caddis

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    For those tiny caddis hatches. The smaller the caddis the harder, the match, this pattern works great for both emergers and spinners.            ...

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    273 in stock

    CDC Midge Pupa

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    Midges are available all year round and in almost every river, an avid fisherman knows you need midges. This pattern is designed to replicate Midg...

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    400 in stock

    CDC Midge Wing Emerger

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    Midges are an important food source for trout, particularly in the winter. While many insects don't start hatching until the spring, most waters ...

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    CDC Submerger - RIO

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    Emerging caddis are a slow moving haphazard insect phase that are a treat for trout. This pattern includes cdc, UV ice dubbing, which creates nic...

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    408 in stock

    CDC Surface Midge

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    As the weather cools midges become an ever more important food source for trout. The CDC Surface Midge is designed to float well as it is made en...

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    150 in stock

    Chocolate Foam Emerger

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    A simple emerger pattern that is quite effective. This emerger should sit just below the surface, with a small piece of foam just barely keeping ...

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    266 in stock

    Copper John Emerger-Beadhead

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    An emerger pattern with some sparkle and weight. Can be fished at varying depths of the water column. Many strikes come at the end of the drift,...

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    94 in stock

    Cosmic Baetis - Tungsten

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    This pattern has a lot going on, which should translate to quite a nice catch rate when fished. Tied in natural trout colors with a ton of attract...

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    81 in stock

    Cripple Thor

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    Blue wing olives are one of the most iconic hatches. Fly fisherman relish them as do the fish. Being so popular this one hatch has created a pleth...

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    348 in stock

    Crippled Caddis

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    When I think of a cripple I typically think of a some type of mayfly, a BWO or Baetis, PMD or Sulphur, heck even a drake. But the truth is just a...

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    337 in stock

    Critical Caddis

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    Caddis are critical indicator of a rivers health, so what better name to bequeath to this new to Big Y pattern. Much like our Caddis Emerger, thi...

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    Crystal Hunchback-Beadhead

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    Extremely effective mayfly pattern especially in the Sierra’s. Originally designed by Andy Burk. Terribly hard to take a picture of... Yellowish...

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