Free-living caddisflies (Rhyacophila angelita)
This is one of the few caddis living in the rivers of Montana that do not build cases during most of their life cycle and are predacious. The only time they do build a case is for the short period during pupation and then chew through that case to emerge into adults.
Otherwise known as the green sedge, this caddis is most often eaten by trout during its larval stage and are available throughout the year. Its green body gives it its name, and they are most often found in fast water and riffles.
Once they emerge, they do so in small numbers to adults are difficult to imitate and get trout to key in on. Focusing on the larval stage is the best bet for catching trout on this common species.
Anglers fishing the legendary upper Madison River near Slide Inn rely on "rockworm" imitations to fool some of the largest wild trout in the river during the summertime. Larva imitations are best fished deep on a tandem nymph rig under a strike indicator adjusted to the water's depth.
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