The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I just have to weigh in on this topic. I have observed October Caddis emerging from heavy water twice--both times on the North Yuba above Downieville--once with another observer.
Both times it was late in the afternoon, standing alongside a heavy water stream section. There were no bugs in the air for at least 15 minutes prior. Suddenly the air had numerous October Caddis coming directly out of the heavy water in front of us. We knelt down next to the shoreline and watched them explode out of the water and take wing toward the streamside brush. At the same time there were adults emerging alongside the stream in the slower water. We caught several of them and they were definitely October Caddis.
Again, I have only seen this twice. These bugs were not egg laying as they headed directly to the riparian vegitation. We never fished just sat and watched as it is almost impossible to see smaller caddis actually emerge and this was a great sight.
By the way--Eric those are great shots you took!

Ralph Wood