Caddis · Aquatic insect
Ladoga Caddis
Arctopsyche ladogensis
Size
14–20mm
Hook size
#10–8
Hatch window
Season June–AugustPeak time All day; adults toward dusk
Water temperature
14° peak
8°19°
Hatches from 8°C, peaking at 14°C, tailing off by 19°C.How fish feed on it
Toward dusk is when the adults move, after a day spent as nothing more than a name in the net below. Not a fly to plan an evening around on its own, but worth having on when nothing else explains a rise on a fast Nordic river in summer.
Flies that imitate this
Elk Hair Caddis
Ecology
Where you'll find this
- ScandinaviaCommon
- North America — WestScarce
- North America — EastScarce
- East AsiaScarce
Common Occasional
About the genus Arctopsyche
Arctopsyche ladogensis, the Ladoga net-spinning caddisfly, is a species of caddisfly in the family Hydropsychidae. It is found in Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and northern North America.