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This topic is about the Caddisfly Genus Chimarra

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Hellgie	March 30th, 2010, 4:03 pm
Posts: 5	I would like to see a picture of an emerging Chimarra or a pupa stage before emerging if anyone has one. I am baffled and curious to how and when they change from a yellow/orange larva to a black adult fly. Also, what would be a good emerger pattern for this fly? Lafontaine emerger in what color?
Martinlf	April 1st, 2010, 3:48 am
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	Hi, I'm no expert on Chimarra, and hope one of the caddis guys will give you a good answer. We have several but they haven't been on recently (perhaps they're out collecting caddis larvae). I'd guess that a black Lafontaine would work, but it's just a guess. I've had my best luck with a CDC adult for this caddis, black body and wing.
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell
GONZO	April 1st, 2010, 5:55 am
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 1681	Helgie, Concentrations of little black caddisflies that are seen emerging on the surface are probably not Chimarra. In the information in this section, Jason mentions that the pupae usually crawl out to emerge. They will even use your waders for that purpose if you stand for any length of time in an active emergence site. (You'll notice the freshly emerged adults accumulating just above the waterline.) Rather than a surface imitation like the LaFontaine emerger, I find that something like a small blackish soft-hackle crawled along the bottom usually works best. As for the color, the transformation from larva to pupa is very dramatic in many ways, and caddisfly larvae are often very differently colored than the emerging pupae/adults. See a similar discussion by clicking on the "Pupa color?" thread in the same section.
Martinlf	April 2nd, 2010, 7:09 am
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	Thanks, Gonzo, for the clarification. Again you give me some ideas on what to do when I'm trouting, this time, when black caddis are about.
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell
Hellgie	April 6th, 2010, 8:54 pm
Posts: 5	Thanks for all the replies. I'll have to try the Peacock and Starling pattern. I have found that a small size 16 and 18 prince nymph also works well during the hatch.
Gazzer	April 9th, 2018, 7:58 pm
Pa. Posts: 1	I would too, so far I haven't come across one. I once fished a hatch of chimarra cadiss on the lower east branch in 45 degree water. The pupa popped to the surface in small groups it seemed.the were very buoyant. The pupa pulsed on the surface migrating themselves twards the shore. Some found my waders and split thier shucks out of the water sqirming and wiggling out to adults. The pupa were irridecent peacock hearl like color with the ribbing like peacock quill. The trout were feeding heavily on them and I managed to catch 2 very nice browns on a peacock quill pupa recommend by Budge at the Beaverkill Angler. Before the time of the cell phone camera and video I only have memory. I tried to create such floating pupa with foam not very successful I let it go to fish other hatches.
AWhispell	April 26th, 2022, 7:25 am
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Posts: 1	I have a video of one: https://twitter.com/amandawhispell/status/1518697673334865920?s=21&t=fej5skSiu84GjImWiI_1gA
Martinlf	April 30th, 2022, 7:11 pm
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	What a cool, cool video!!! Thanks!
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell

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