Guide
IllustrationDry Sedge
Dry#10–14brown / gingerBest: Jun–Sep
When to use
Use it for evening and dusk sedge feeders on rivers, lakes and reservoirs, especially when fish are taking adults in or just on the film. Fish it static first; if fish slash rather than sip, a touch of induced movement often helps.
Imitates
Adult caddis or sedge.
Team position
Single fly.
Best methods
Dry, staticDibbled
Dressing
- Hook
- dry or medium-weight wet fly, #10-14
- Thread
- brown
- Tail
- tan, brown or cream poly yarn
- Body
- fox squirrel and yellow hare fur blend
- Wing
- brown elk hair over a CDC or yarn underwing
- Head
- brown thread head
Proxy: 'Dry Sedge' is generic. This record uses the mainstream elk-hair dry-sedge style as reference.
Pairs with
Retrieve & line
- Fished dry and static — floating line
- At its best on the evening rise
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