As far as insect activity goes there were a few straggling Hendricksons coming off, but that hatch peaked a week or two ago and should be all but over. I did not observe any caddis activity (at or above the surface), but I know there was some earlier in the week. The only other insects were a few small stone flies crawling about on mid-stream rocks. What are these fish taking this fly for??? ( I have a guess)
There may have been a behavioral drift of green rock worms (Rhyacophila) occurring. I was snagging these little buggers left and right. In my opinion this fly bears little resemblance to the natural but I guess the fish disagree. I even went as far as to imitate the obviously prevalent caddis larva with one of my rock worm patterns that did a better job "matching the hatch".
In the end the Beadhead Cooper bug out fished it three to one. Without exception the larger fish of the day were caught on this fly.
That Rock Worm pattern looks super fishy, how about a pattern recipe?
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