Above photo: A small split-hair wing caddis emerger on a #18 Hanak 390 BL A caddis emerger is a midsummer snack, often any time of the day for the life and times of the man in the brown suit.  The summer caddis hatches come and go as arbitrarily as the weather here in the Northeast. In sizes #16-#20, the little brown caddisflies become a summer staple, and whether it's a cripple or an emerger, they always seem to entice a rise. Davy Wotton's Caddis Emerger from yesteryear is one pattern that comes to mind as a successful all-around caddis search pattern for the dog days of summer.   Above photo: You can dress this fly with a scud-back abdomen, dubbed with beaver belly and Kapok.  The Hanak 390 BL is a great hook for this pattern, and tied on a #18, it makes for a deadly late-summer emerger for weary browns. Over the years, I have created smaller variants of this pattern using a varnished quill, a pearl upper abdomen, and a cream Antron shuck. Typically, you see this patte...