Emerging Pupa Dark Olive

Imitates Hydropsyche and other olive-colored caddis pupae as they rise toward the surface. The trailing shuck and soft materials suggest an insect trapped in the surface film or just below.

History:
Part of a family of emerging pupa patterns developed to imitate the vulnerable stage when caddis shed their larval case. The dark olive version is commonly used in the spring and early summer during key caddis hatches on rivers like the Madison and Delaware.