Daddy Longlegs Orange Fluo SZ 8

Over 300 different species of cranefly populate all kinds of water. They are more commonly known as daddy long legs. The biggest has a wing span of around 65mm and the smallest has only a modest 15mm wing span. Daddies are a familiar sight at the water side from June onwards. They are often blown onto the water surface where they struggle in their attempts to become air borne. Such large insects makes a good meal for Trout and other freshwater species, which respond quickly. These flies are particularly important to the reservoir, lake or loch angler, because a large expanse of water is often too great a distance for these insects to fly across.