Designed By:      Ralph Cutter

Hook:                   9300
Thread:                 Olive
Tail:                      Ginger Zelon or Antron
Abdomen:             Ginger Haretron
Wing:                    Deer
Hackle:                 Dun Saddle
Thorax:                 Green Rabbit

This fly evolved through many trials and tribulations. This is a pattern that will imitate adult caddis trapped in their pupal shuck as they were attempting to emerge (E/C means emergent/cripple). The trailing Antron or Zelon imitates the trailing shuck and the brownish abdomen looks much like the portion of the pupal shuck with the caddis body still inside it. The bright green thorax replicates the emerging portion of the adult body. It is interesting to note that without the dual tones of the green and brown, the fly falls off noticeably in effectiveness. Gary LaFontaine in his classic book, CADDISFLIES, noted the same effect on several other caddis imitations. This fly was first tied like an Elk Hair Caddis with a palmered hackle.

Fish the E/C Caddis on a leader treated with fly floatant. Treat the wing, hackle, and thorax with floatant but allow the posterior end of the fly to break the film. It can be a difficult fly to see so you might consider tying a bright piece of yarn somewhere on the leader as a fly locator. Fish it as a searching pattern between hatches or as a specific imitation during a caddis hatch. If you shove the deer hair into a ninety degree post from the body it makes a pretty good mayfly emerger pattern.

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