6-25-2022 North Country Angling-Light Cahills and Red Quills

Light Cahills and Red Quills are excellent fly patterns for trout in the Mount Washington Valley. (STEVE ANGERS PHOTO)

Sliding the float tube out of the back of the Frontier, a Hendrickson mayfly landed on one of the floats. Hendricksons had been hatching for several weeks and the hatch should have ended by this time. Whenever there are Hendricksons hatching, the go-to fly is the Red Quill.

Tying a size 12 Red Quill to the end of the 4x leader, a little insurance was added. A size 16 Red Quill Emerger on 18 inches of 5.5x fluorocarbon tippet would double the chances for success.

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