The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
I can see you're working on your SC Ph.D.
Little Sister Sedge pupa tend to dead drift quite a distance just under the surface before emerging very quickly (at least that's what they do out here). When they are near the surface half out of their shucks, stuff is sticking out all over the place.
Could Shawn's little pale caddis be a Brachycentrid?