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Dry Sedge — house-style illustrationIllustration

Dry 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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