Cinnamon Caddis (Ceratopsyche sp)
The Cinnamon Caddisflies are found to some extent in most of the trout streams
in the Eastern United States as well as some Mid-Western streams. On just about
any trout stream in the nation the Ceratopsyche, and the very similiar
Hydropsyche species, would represent the majority of the caddisflies available
for trout to eat in the stream. In some streams they represent the majority of the
food the trout have to eat. This is especially true of tailwaters or any stream with
a high pH level.
These caddisflies need plankton to survive and acidic, freestone streams that do
not have a lot of plankton is about the only trout streams that don't have them.
To make this simple for you, consider this. If you find the rocks in the stream you
are fishing are slick and you have trouble wading without slipping down, you can
be assured that there will be a good population of net-spinning caddisflies in the
stream. In the Eastern United States and parts of the Mid-west, most of these
net-spinners will be Ceratopsyche species. There are many species of them in
this genera but they are all very similar.
Keep in mind that where they are plentiful, they are very important. The different
species hatch at different times from about the middle of April until the middle of
September depending on what part of the nation you are fishing.
The Cinnamon Caddisflies are found to some extent in most of the trout streams
in the Eastern United States as well as some Mid-Western streams. On just about
any trout stream in the nation the Ceratopsyche, and the very similiar
Hydropsyche species, would represent the majority of the caddisflies available
for trout to eat in the stream. In some streams they represent the majority of the
food the trout have to eat. This is especially true of tailwaters or any stream with
a high pH level.
These caddisflies need plankton to survive and acidic, freestone streams that do
not have a lot of plankton is about the only trout streams that don't have them.
To make this simple for you, consider this. If you find the rocks in the stream you
are fishing are slick and you have trouble wading without slipping down, you can
be assured that there will be a good population of net-spinning caddisflies in the
stream. In the Eastern United States and parts of the Mid-west, most of these
net-spinners will be Ceratopsyche species. There are many species of them in
this genera but they are all very similar.
Keep in mind that where they are plentiful, they are very important. The different
species hatch at different times from about the middle of April until the middle of
September depending on what part of the nation you are fishing.
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