Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
This is the first Rhyacophila larva I've seen with this striking black banded appearance. I caught several larvae of this species in a fast riffle in a mid-sized trout stream.
This caddisfly was collected from Fall Creek in New York on March 30th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2nd, 2007.