Caddis · Aquatic insect
October Caddis
Dicosmoecus
Size
18–25mm
Hook size
#8–6
Hatch window
Season September–NovemberPeak time 15:00–dusk
Water temperature
12° peak
8°16°
Hatches from 8°C, peaking at 12°C, tailing off by 16°C.How fish feed on it
The last big event of the western season, and a welcome one: a large orange sedge on cold October afternoons when the rest of the river has gone quiet. The pupa crawls toward the bank to emerge rather than hatching mid-river, so the margins and the shallow edges are where this happens — fish tight to the bank, not out in the current.
Flies that imitate this
October Caddis
Stimulator
Ecology
Where you'll find this
- North America — WestPresent
Present throughout
About the genus Dicosmoecus
Dicosmoecus is a genus of october caddis in the family Limnephilidae. There are about six described species in Dicosmoecus .