Mother's Day Caddis

Les and I were fortunate enough to catch the Mother's Day Caddis hatch on the Eagle. Most years the water is already high and muddy and even though the caddis come off, the fish don't feed on them. Yesterday was different. The caddis started pouring off around 2pm, but it wasn't until 4pm that the fish started hammering the surface. The final two hours of our trip were filled with exciting, splashy rises to stimulators and other caddis dries. The fish were not picky. It was our first great dry fly action of the season! With normal snowpack and a slow runoff, we're primed for alot more of this kind of fun.