Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > light & dark cahill nymph patterns
| Lastchance | February 18th, 2008, 5:49 pm | |
| Portage, PA Posts: 5 | Can anyone recommend light and dark Cahill nymph patterns for Western PA. I'm kind of lost on these nymphs. Are they a brownish-olive color? I guess it depends on stream bottom coloration. I know they are part of the same family as the March Brown. Would they be tied in sizes 12 & 14 2x? Any help will be appreciated. | |
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| Troutnut | February 18th, 2008, 7:43 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1115 | There are about a million mayfly species known as light or dark cahills, and there's quite a bit of variety in their nymphs. The more specific you can get about the exact hatches you want to match, the better -- rivers, time of year, size/color of adults, etc. Quite a few people here have enough local PA knowledge they might be able to help you, but just going by PA cahills isn't enough. | |
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| JAD | February 18th, 2008, 7:56 pm | |
| Butler--- Western Pa Posts: 157 | Lastchance February 18th, 2008, 5:49 pm HI Lastchance I fish the same general area your located. I tie mine like a PT with a cream thorax and a dark wing case. 14 or 16 should do it. Sometimes I do well on a emerger, same general pattern with antron (Deer hair) short wing. John | |
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