The Essential Fly

Caddis Larva and Pupa Stages

Caddis hatches
Size 
  • Nymph: up to 40mm
  • Adult: 10 to 16mm
 Distribution
  • Common
 Season
  •  May to Mid-June
 Description
  • Nymph: Single tailed, strout brownish body with yellow markings. Large powerful jaws
  • Imago: Dar, soft bodied with almost black head and legs. Four shiny, hard wings which are heavily veined. The wings are held roof-shaped when at rest. The alderfly has long jointed antennae
 Habitat:
  • Margins of ponds, lakes and rivers
 Hatch:
  • Daytime

Caddis nymphs are large and subsequently provide significant protein meals for trout. Brown trout will find caddis larvae in rivers either as cased caddis or caddis nymphs which simply hide beneath rocks. As caddis become more active as the spring starts and temperatures warm. Caddis nymphs will provide a significant part of the trouts diet through to autumn.

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