An ideal choice when fish are feeding on emerging insects
Vickie’s UV Emerger
My UV Emerger has an impressive record attracting hungry trout. Its signature burnt orange buggy thorax grabs the attention of trout on the hunt for mayfly, caddis, damsels, or midge emergers. The soft hackle catches the eye of feeding trout by adding movement to the fly when retrieved.
Callibaetis Mayfly
The UV Emerger’s visibility is further enhanced by integrating UV materials in the tail, abdomen, and thorax. The result is an emerger pattern irresistible to feisty, hungry trout.
Brown trout caught close to shallow shoreline on the Gray UV Emerger when callibaetis mayflies were emerging
How to Fish: When trout are feeding on or just below the surface, use a line that maintains the fly close to the surface. I prefer using an intermediate 7-foot sink tip, however a floating or hover line is also effective.
Trout eating on the surface
When there are no visible signs of feeding trout, fish it as an ascending pupa up through the water column using a slow intermediate sinking line. Use slow, 4-6 inch retrieves with long, 3-5 second pauses. Be ready to set the hook because the take will be soft usually occurring on the pause as the fly is sinking.
Be prepared with a variety of colors depending upon the hatch. During a callibaetis hatch use gray, during a damsel or caddis hatch, use either olive and or caddis brown. In low light conditions or algae stained water use black or caddis brown for maximum visibility.
Adult Caddis
Trout caught on an Olive UV Emerger during a caddis hatch
Use white UV Emerger during a mayfly spinner fall
Use a #10 hook in the spring. When the water warms from July through the fall months, drop to a smaller #12 hook size.
Martin Landholm holding a big trout landed using a White UV Emerger
Hook Sizes: #10, #12
Color Options:
Black UV Emerger
Caddis Brown UV Emerger
Gray UV Emerger
White UV Emerger
Olive UV Emerger
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