Trout School, Pro Tube Systems, Callibaetis Mayflies, Redington Waders

Deschutes River Trout Fly Fishing School
With fly-fishing authors and instructors Rick Hafele and Mark Bachmann
July 23, 24, & 25, 2010 on the Deschutes River Sign Up NOW!

5:00: Jet boat ride back to Mack’s Canyon.

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Speckle-wing Quills, Callibaetis Mayflies
By: Rick Hafele

A good hatch of Callibaetis will get some very nice fish rising and taking surface flies. Great fun when rivers are high and muddy from spring rain!

If you’re like me spring conjures up visions of hatching insects and rising trout. Unfortunately the weather doesn’t always cooperate and the wet cool weather we’ve had for weeks now can make for high streamflows and sporadic hatches. Fortunately lakes aren’t prone to the same problems that streams have from heavy rains, and one of the best spring hatches occur on stillwaters, namely the mayfly known as Callibaetis or speckle-wing quill.
Callibaetis is the genus name of mayflies that belong to the family Baetidae, the same family that includes the very important stream mayflies fondly known as blue-winged olives (BWO’s) of the genus Baetis. Callibaetis is a diverse genus with approximately 13 known species. Approximately because taxonomists are still making changes to species names as more info is gathered. To make a long story short, if you fish in the West or Northwest there are three major species that typically produce fishable hatches. Being able to recognize individual species isn’t important, but you do want to look at what’s on the water when you're fishing, as variation in size and color will occur between species and even within species from different lakes.

Duns have dark gray wings with light markings along the viens. Body colors range from tan to olive and sizes vary from 12’s to 18’s. Given the variation in size and color it’s always best to look closely at the duns on the water where you are fishing before selecting your fly.

Recognizing Callibaetis is relatively easy. First, only a few mayflies live in stillwaters, with each quite distinct in size and shape. Callibaetis nymphs are slender and streamlined in shape. They have three well-developed tails of equal length, and antennae two or three times longer than the width of their head. Their gills, located on the sides of the first seven abdominal segments, have recurved flaps that increase their surface area and help them get enough oxygen out of slow moving or still water. Body color ranges from light gray to brown, as well as shades of olive. In general nymphs tend to be the color of the substrate they live on. Callibaetis nymphs are most easily confused with Siphlonurus, or black drake nymphs. To tell them apart look at the antennae; Siphlonurus have short antennae, no longer than the width of their head, and will be considerably larger than Callibaetis when mature.

Callibaetis nymphs can swim like little minnows by quickly flicking their fringed tails. This nymph has very dark wing-pads indicating it may be emerging at any moment into the dun stage.

Duns and spinners have two tails, about body length in duns and twice the body length in spinners. Wings will be smokey gray in duns, with distinct light markings along the wing veins. Female spinners typically have clear wings marked with small dark splotches along their leading edge, while males have clear wings with or without the dark markings. The common name, speckle-wing quill, stems from these markings. The size of mature nymphs, duns, and spinners varies with species and time of year. Body length, excluding tails, may range from barely a quarter inch to about a half-inch long and require size 12 to 18 hooks to match them.
The timing of Callibaetis hatches is triggered by water temperature with emergence activity starting when it rises to around 45 degrees. Thus, lakes in warmer latitudes and lower elevations that warm up early in the spring will see hatches begin in March or April. If you go further north or further up in elevation, hatches may not begin until May or June, or even July. This also means that you can greatly extend the spring season of Callibaetis hatches by traveling to lakes at different locations or elevations. In many lakes a second hatch will occur in July or August and third in September and October. Lakes that warm up late will generally only see a late spring/early summer hatch followed by a brief fall hatch. The size of mature nymphs, duns, and spinners will be largest in the spring and smallest in the fall.

Spinners have clear wings often marked with dark splotches, hence their name “speckle-winged quill.” Look for spinner falls in the morning or mid-afternoon to evening.

To imitate Callibaetis effectively you’ll need to be prepared with nymph patterns, surface emergers, and dry flies for the duns and spinners. Let’s start with the nymphs. A wide variety of nymph patterns have been created for Callibaetis. In my opinion keep nymph patterns simple, sparse, and slender. These are swimmer nymphs, so their body shape is long and slender. It’s a good idea to match that silhouette with your pattern. You should also pay close attention to the size of the naturals where and when you are fishing. Nymphs of different species will mature at different sizes. Plus, mature nymphs progressively get smaller throughout the season. This means you might need a size 12 in April, a 14 July, and a 16 or even an 18 in October to match the naturals correctly. Size is important so don’t ignore it. Color also varies, but is generally less important. Nymphs may be shades of gray, tan, brown, or olive. Use a pattern that’s close, but don’t agonize over it.

Depending on the stage of the hatch be prepared to fish nymphs, emergers, or dries. Most Callibaetis live in water only a foot or two deep out to about ten or fifteen feet. Also look for areas with reeds and aquatic plants for the best hatches.

If you are fishing before the duns have started to emerge, fish nymph patterns close to the bottom. I like to use a floating line with a leader at least as long as the depth of the water I’m fishing. Callibaetis nymphs don’t live in deep water, preferring areas one to maybe ten feet deep with aquatic plants or wood debris, so a leader of ten to twelve feet will usually be long enough. Cast along edges of aquatic plants or where the bottom changes depth, then wait until your nymph sinks nearly to the bottom. Retrieve with three or four short strips followed by a pause. Experiment with the speed of your strips. It’s easy to strip too fast, but these nymphs swim well, so make your nymphs look alive. Keep retrieving your nymph up towards the surface like a nervous natural that hasn’t decided to emerge yet. Strikes can be quite strong or very light, so lift up your rod when you feel any hesitation, but don’t strike hard or you will break off the big one.
Once you see duns on the surface and fish showing interest, it’s time to adjust your approach. While it may appear that fish are taking duns and a dry fly would be the thing to use, more often trout are taking nymphs in or just below the surface film, or duns struggling to escape their nymphal shuck. If your dun imitation isn’t working put on a surface emerger pattern, or try fishing a nymph near the surface by tying it on to a 15 to 18 inch dropper off of your dry fly. Low riding surface emergers often prove to be the best answer for picky trout feeding at the surface.
The same presentation will work for emerger and dun patterns. Watch how the trout are feeding. Are they staying in one place or cruising over a wide area? Are they in pods or feeding alone? Once you know how trout are feeding, you’ll know if you should cast within a foot or two of their rises or ten to fifteen feet away. You’ll also know which direction the fish are moving so you can put your fly in their path. Don’t make a lot of casts. If fish are nearby it’s often better to let your fly just sit still on the water for several minutes rather than constantly picking it up and presenting it again five or six feet away. Making a lot of casts will almost always put fish down no matter how gently you present your fly.

The lakes at Rocky Ridge Ranch have great Callibaetis mayfly hatches.

The last thing you are likely to see during a day with good Callibaetis activity is the spinner fall. It’s possible for the spinner fall to occur in the late morning, and yet you will see swarms of spinners in the air in the mid afternoon. That’s because unlike other mayflies, Callibaetis females gestate their eggs for four or five days after mating. Thus the egg-laying females you see on the water are ones that swarmed and mated several days earlier, so the timing of the spinner fall isn’t tied to the mating swarms you see above the water.
If the spinner fall is heavy you shouldn’t have any problem seeing them on the surface. The rises to spinners will be much softer and less showy, than rises to the dun, so watch carefully for signs of feeding trout. Your presentation approach with spinner patterns will be the same as for duns or emergers. Watch where trout are feeding and how they are moving, then place you fly in their path. Once again it can be better to leave your fly still on the water for a minute or so, rather than making a lot of quick casts trying to cover a rise. The natural spinners are dead on the surface and thus not moving. Keeping your fly still on the water will better match this lack of activity.
The speckle-wing quills are widespread, abundant, and behave in a way that gives trout plenty of chances to eat them. As often occurs with mayfly hatches, you will generally find better Callibaetis hatch activity and surface feeding by trout on overcast days compared to bright sunny ones. Also remember to that the size of mature nymphs, duns, and spinners decrease with each successive hatch through the season, so adjust your pattern’s size accordingly. Callibaetis produce some great lake fishing and are well worth planning a fishing trip around, especially when spring weather turns streams high and muddy.

Callibaetis Mayflies, hatch matching patterns

Pheasant Tail Nymph This is the most popular pattern for simulating Callibaetis Mayfly Nymphs.
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12260-12	Pheasant Tail Nymph	12	3 for $5.95
12260-14	Pheasant Tail Nymph	14	3 for $5.95
12260-16	Pheasant Tail Nymph	16	3 for $5.95

Pheasant Tail Nymph, Flashback This is a very popular pattern that looks like a Callibaetis Mayfly Nymph that is about ready to hatch.
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12262-12	Pheasant Tail Nymph, Flashback	12	3 for $5.95
12262-14	Pheasant Tail Nymph, Flashback	14	3 for $5.95
12262-16	Pheasant Tail Nymph, Flashback	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Nymph, Thin Skin The Thin Skin Callibaetis Nymph has that glistening effect that simulates air trapped between the nymph and adult skin of the emerging insect.
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01140-12	Callibaetis Nymph, Thin Skin	12	3 for $5.95
01140-14	Callibaetis Nymph, Thin Skin	14	3 for $5.95
01140-16	Callibaetis Nymph, Thin Skin	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Loop Wing Emerger This is the mayfly as it hangs in the surface film and slides out of the shuck.
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1027-14	Callibaetis Loop Wing Emerger	14	3 for $5.95
1027-16	Callibaetis Loop Wing Emerger	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Sparkle Dun As the Callibaetis Mayfly emerges the shuck will trail behind the newly emerged dun. This pattern is a low floating dry fly with an Antron shuck.
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1029-14	Callibaetis Sparkle Dun	14	3 for $5.95
1029-16	Callibaetis Sparkle Dun	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Hackle Stacker Sparkle Dun This is the Callibaetis May fly as it is sliding out of or is trapped inside the nymphal shuck.
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Q1022-14	Callibaetis Hackle Stacker Sparkle Dun	14	3 for $5.95
Q1022-16	Callibaetis Hackle Stacker Sparkle Dun	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Paranymph Some Callibaetis have a distinct olive coloration. This is a good pattern for those hatches.
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Q302-14	Callibaetis Paranymph	14	3 for $5.95
Q302-16	Callibaetis Paranymph	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Cripple Some nymphs expire before they are able to clear their nymphal shuck. They slowly die while part below and part above the surface film. This fly can be very useful both during and after the hatch as scavenging trout glean the surface of crippled emergers.
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1039-14	Callibaetis Cripple	14	3 for $5.95
1039-16	Callibaetis Cripple	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis, Fluttering Cripple This is another olive pattern. You can fish this fly floating still on the water or give it very small occasional twitches.
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Q1001-14	Callibaetis, Fluttering Cripple	14	3 for $5.95
Q1001-14	Callibaetis, Fluttering Cripple	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis CDC Comparadun This is on of the most popular Callibaetis Dun patterns.
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1028-14	Callibaetis CDC Comparadun	14	3 for $5.95
1028-16	Callibaetis CDC Comparadun	16	3 for $5.95
1028-18	Callibaetis CDC Comparadun	18	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis Thorax This is a very productive pattern and one that is especially productive in off-color lakes or slow moving rivers.
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1032-14	Callibaetis Thorax	14	3 for $5.95
1032-16	Callibaetis Thorax	16	3 for $5.95
1032-18	Callibaetis Thorax	18	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis, Loop Wing Parachute This may be the best Callibaetis dry fly for selective trout. Buy several because the wings are somewhat fragile and can get torn up after a few fish.
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Q206-14	Callibaetis, Loop Wing Parachute	14	3 for $5.95
Q206-16	Callibaetis, Loop Wing Parachute	16	3 for $5.95

Callibaetis, Speckle Wing Spinner Trout often feed heavily on Callibaetis Spinners. This pattern works best if there is texture to the water surface caused by wind.
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1037-14	Callibaetis, Speckle Wing Spinner	14	3 for $5.95
1037-16	Callibaetis, Speckle Wing Spinner	16	3 for $5.95

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Pheasant Tail Nymph	Callibaetis Sparkle Dun	CDC Comparadun
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