this is one pattern I just found and tied
Recipe?
thx,
Ed
In the interest of clarity, the pattern appears to be an imitation of a caddis pupa. “Midges” are members of the Diptera family of true flies. The name “October caddis” is normally applied to caddis of the genus Dicosmoecus, also called the “giant orange sedge”, truly a giant of the caddis family, sometimes over an inch in length. The October caddis pupa cuts its way out of its gravel case and swims/crawls ashore to climb out onto bankside rocks or logs before molting into the adult form. The pupa is a rather bright orange color and from late September through October its abandoned, pinkish-orange shucks are a common sight festooning shoreline boulders and snags.
Here’s a picture of one of my favorite October caddis pupa patterns.
