Above photo: A split-hair wing caddis on a #18 Hanak 390 BL A midsummer's snack is often anytime 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. Over the years, I have created variants of this pattern using a varnished quill, a pearl upper abdomen, and a cream Antron shuck. I also have replaced the fragile pheasant tail wing case with a translucent brown Scud Back (as seen in the above photo). These changes have made this pattern deadlier and more durable in the spring creeks I fish most frequently. Spring creeks like the Letort Spring Run, Oil Creek, Yellow Breeches, a...