The Missing Link Caddis is a modern classic that blurs the lines between a caddis adult, a mayfly spinner, and an emerger, making it one of the most effective and versatile patterns you can own. Its unique design allows it to imitate multiple life stages simultaneously, making it deadly when trout are selective or during complex hatches. The fly is designed to ride low in the water film, providing a realistic silhouette that consistently fools picky fish.

Product Features

• Versatile Imitation: This unique hybrid pattern effectively suggests a crippled caddis, an emerging insect, or even a spent mayfly spinner, making it highly effective when trout are not locked onto a single food source.
• Low-Riding Profile: The design with trailing shuck fibers and a low-sitting hackle allows the fly to sit perfectly flush in the water's surface film, mimicking vulnerable, dying insects.
• High Visibility: A high-contrast parachute-style hackle post ensures you can track the fly easily on the water, even from a distance or in challenging light conditions.
• Durable Construction: Expertly tied with a blend of natural elk hair and synthetic materials like Z-Lon, ensuring the fly is both buoyant and durable enough to withstand many strikes.
• Barbed Hook: Tied on a premium, sharp barbed hook for reliable hook-ups.
• Optimal Sizing: Available in sizes #14, #16, and #18, covering the prime range for general caddis and mayfly activity.

When to Use the Missing Link Caddis Dry Fly

The Missing Link excels in a wide variety of trout fishing situations, particularly on technical rivers and tailwaters.

• Mixed Hatches: When multiple insect hatches are occurring at once, and fish are being selective, the Missing Link's general "buggy" profile is an ideal choice.
• Emerging or Crippled Insects: The design specifically targets trout keying in on easy meals like crippled caddis or emerging insects struggling in the surface film.
• Tailwaters and Clear Water: The realistic, subtle presentation is highly effective for pressured fish in clear, slow-moving tailwaters.
• Mother's Day Caddis Hatch: A proven pattern during the major Mother's Day Caddis hatch and other caddisfly events throughout the season.
• Searching Pattern: Can be used as a confidence-inspiring searching pattern when no visible hatch is active.

WARNING: WARNING: This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. www.P65Warnings.ca.gov