Fly Tying a Cased Caddis Larva with Jim Misiura

Have you seen caddisfly larva? Caddisflies, also known as sedge-flies, or rail flies, are a wide group of mothlike insects that are attracted to lights at night and live near lakes or rivers. Because fish feed on the immature, aquatic stages and trout take flying adults, caddisflies are often used as models for the artificial flies used in fishing, hence fly fishing! The larvae of many caddisflies species use silk to make protective cases of gravel, sand, twigs or other debris which can be found

UK Caddisfly Larvae