» Species appalachia (Apple Caddis)
Common Names
This is a "wind-shield wiper" hatch -- it slows traffic on the freeway which winds through the valleys of several famous trout streams in the Catskills, which have thick hatches of the Apple Caddis in the Spring.
The common name comes from the bright apple-green color of its abdomen. Where & WhenRegion: East
Time Of Year (?): May
This species produces intense, reliable hatches in the Catskills sometime in between the peaks of Ephemerella subvaria (Hendricksons) and Ephemerella invaria (Sulphurs).
Special thanks to Lloyd Gonzales, author of the excellent new book Fly-Fishing Pressured Water, for helping to sort out the Brachycentrus species and common names.
3 Underwater Pictures of Brachycentrus appalachia Caddisflies:
Date AddedApr 22, 2006
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This
Brachycentrus "Apple Caddis" struggled more than its kin in escaping its pupal skin, enabling me to take an underwater picture of it from directly below. This is sort of a trout's eye view, but I used the flash for the picture so the transparent
shuck (Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) appears far brighter than it really is.
In this picture: Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus appalachia (Apple Caddis).Date AddedApr 22, 2006
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Date AddedApr 22, 2006
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
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