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Caddisflies

Caddisflies are the moth-like insects that skitter and dive at dusk, and their cased and free-living larvae are trout food all year. The October caddis and the spring grannom are the events; plain caddis fish from May into fall.

3 profiles

  • Caddis, AdultCaddis, Emerged NymphCaddis, Encased Nymph
    Adult
    3 photos, hover to cycle, showing Adult

    Caddis

    Trichoptera

    Trichoptera · EGGS, FREE LIVING LARVA, CASED CADDIS, PUPA, EMERGING ADULT, ADULT CADDIS, EGG LAYING ADULT

  • Grannom Caddis

    Grannom Caddis

    Brachycentrus

    Brachycentridae · Eggs, Free Living Larva, Cased Caddis, Pupa, Emerging Adult, Adult Caddis, Egg Laying Adult

  • October Caddis, AdultOctober Caddis, Inside CaseOctober Caddis, Nymph
    Adult
    3 photos, hover to cycle, showing Adult

    October Caddis

    Dicosmoecus

    Limnephilidae · Egg, Free-Living Larva, Cased Larva, Pupa, Emerging Adult, Adult, Egg-Laying Adult

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