This is the second in a series trying to get you more interested in learning some entomology as related to fly fishing. Today's video quickly covers Caddis.
Great video. Just learning Everything from tying to Technique. Was on Little Red River in Arkansas May 21-24. . Got a crash course on Hatch , emerging and Migrating Caddis. They would not take adult Elk hair but hit a small Pmd olive I tied. Only problem is I only had a couple and no travel kit. These flies were ugly as well, not neat and clean. For the past two weeks I've tried to tie a few more patterns. Your video here is Great and very informative. Now I have to find out what hatches when. I bought a euro nymph rig. I had nice Browns Gulping bugs4 feet away and was not catching. Thanks for teaching and sharing.
Hi Diamond Coach Curtis, It sounds like you're really starting to get into trout fishing and related entomology. It's a really fun hobby and becomes more and more addictive as we learn more. I learn more every time I get out, and often learn the most from the most frustrating times like "Browns Gulping bugs4 feet away and was not catching." We've all had that happen numerous times. Tie up some sparkle pupas for those times you think caddis are emerging also, and don't forget to try some soft hackles when another choice isn't obvious. While I don't like to pump a trout's stomach very often, and some fly fisherman would criticize me for ever doing that, you can learn a lot of entomology that way when fish are rising, but it's not obvious what they're taking. As I've mentioned in multiple videos: No obvious organism with trout rising on fast water - think caddis.No obvious organism with trout rising on slow water - think midges or spinners. Use a small "tropical fish net" from a pet store and see what you can find on the surface. Have fun with this great sport. Rog
Hi David. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I'm not an expert, and there are hundreds of species of caddis, so there are many exceptions to what I say. The major free living caddis, like Rhyacophiia, the Green rock worm, build a rough "case" during their last instar. They enclose themselves in a semipermeable membrane in this "small pebble pile" but are not attached to the very rough "pupa case." Some of the net spinning/ retreat case caddis "reenforce" their retreat case for pupation, but many, possibly most, build a rough case similar to Rhycophilia to pupate in. Many of the "carry case" caddis, like Brachycentrus, seal their case that they've been carrying to pupate in. For the pupation "cases" of Rhyacophilia and many of the net spinning/retreat case caddis, look on the downstream side of rocks for small clusters/mounds of pebbles appearing to be held together by a jell like substance. There are exceptions, but most of these are likely pupation cases. Rog
Caddis gas bubbles! 😂🤣😅🤣😂
Thanks for the really helpful videos!
Great video. Just learning Everything from tying to Technique.
Was on Little Red River in Arkansas May 21-24. . Got a crash course on Hatch , emerging and Migrating Caddis.
They would not take adult Elk hair but hit a small Pmd olive I tied. Only problem is I only had a couple and no travel kit. These flies were ugly as well, not neat and clean.
For the past two weeks I've tried to tie a few more patterns.
Your video here is Great and very informative. Now I have to find out what hatches when. I bought a euro nymph rig. I had nice Browns Gulping bugs4 feet away and was not catching.
Thanks for teaching and sharing.
Hi Diamond Coach Curtis, It sounds like you're really starting to get into trout fishing and related entomology. It's a really fun hobby and becomes more and more addictive as we learn more. I learn more every time I get out, and often learn the most from the most frustrating times like "Browns Gulping bugs4 feet away and was not catching." We've all had that happen numerous times.
Tie up some sparkle pupas for those times you think caddis are emerging also, and don't forget to try some soft hackles when another choice isn't obvious. While I don't like to pump a trout's stomach very often, and some fly fisherman would criticize me for ever doing that, you can learn a lot of entomology that way when fish are rising, but it's not obvious what they're taking. As I've mentioned in multiple videos: No obvious organism with trout rising on fast water - think caddis.No obvious organism with trout rising on slow water - think midges or spinners. Use a small "tropical fish net" from a pet store and see what you can find on the surface. Have fun with this great sport. Rog
How does a free roaming Caddis Pupate if it does not build a case thank you I enjoy the videos
Hi David. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I'm not an expert, and there are hundreds of species of caddis, so there are many exceptions to what I say.
The major free living caddis, like Rhyacophiia, the Green rock worm, build a rough "case" during their last instar. They enclose themselves in a semipermeable membrane in this "small pebble pile" but are not attached to the very rough "pupa case." Some of the net spinning/ retreat case caddis "reenforce" their retreat case for pupation, but many, possibly most, build a rough case similar to Rhycophilia to pupate in. Many of the "carry case" caddis, like Brachycentrus, seal their case that they've been carrying to pupate in.
For the pupation "cases" of Rhyacophilia and many of the net spinning/retreat case caddis, look on the downstream side of rocks for small clusters/mounds of pebbles appearing to be held together by a jell like substance. There are exceptions, but most of these are likely pupation cases. Rog