About Weedy-water Caddis
A smallish caddis, the weedy-water caddis larva builds a round-shaped case from plant material. Hatches are April through June when most anglers are thinking about stoneflies. Trout, however, love these guys and willingly switch to them when a hatch or egg-laying activity starts.
Larvae live in weedy areas with slow-moderate current. Cased larvae frequently drift in the current and are taken by trout. A cased caddis imitation dead-drifted near the bottom in the weedy areas or just downstream from them can yield results.
Pupation occurs in the same water that the larvae lived in. During a hatch, dead-drift a pupa pattern near the bottom in riffly water or just below riffles. An unweighted pupa pattern can also be drifted near the surface, or you can present a Soft Hackle with wet-fly swing. Another good strategy is a dry fly with a pupa pattern as a dropper or trailer; the dry fly acts as an indicator and sometimes is taken by the trout.
After the hatch, errant and unlucky adults fall onto the water, and a dry fly is the right choice. Bankwater downwind or downstream from overhanging trees is a good place to cast your dry.
Females can swim or crawl underwater to lay eggs. Sometimes they sprawl on the surface and release their eggs.. You can fish a dry at this time, or go subsurface with a Soft Hackle or Diving Caddis pattern. Or do both by fishing a dry fly with a wet fly as a dropper or trailer.
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Weedy Water Caddis This slender caddis doesn't occur on all streams. And when it's present, most anglers don't know about it. That's not a mistake that trout make, however. by Jeff Morgan
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