The Crane Fly trout fly is a very effective pattern
to use during the warm months when numbers of Crane Flies (also known
as Daddy-Long- Legs) are around the water. Even when trout are feeding
actively on other insects they seem unable to resist a Daddy Long
Legs as it floats by.
Although fished as a dry fly it is also still
effective when it sinks below the surface. Keep in the fly box for
those evenings when all else fails to attract rising fish that refuse
all other offerings.