emerger
Sparkle Pupa
Gary LaFontaine's Sparkle Pupa uses Antron yarn to trap air bubbles around the body, imitating the gas bubble that caddis pupae generate as they ascend to the surface to hatch. This revolutionary material choice forever changed how fly tyers approach caddis emerger design.
Sizes#12BodyBrown/Yellow
Recipe
- HookScud/emerger hook (TMC 2457) · Tiemco
- ThreadOlive tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
- BodyOlive Antron or sparkle yarn (shuck)
- BodyCaddis olive dubbing · Hareline
- WingLight deer hair, tented
Fishing tips
Fish in the film or just below it during caddis emergence. The trapped air bubbles create the exact silhouette trout see from below.