The last hatch of supersized bugs for this season has started on Back Lake, as the “October Caddis” have been making their appearance this week. Unlike the much better known and anticipated Hexagenia hatch, October Caddis (also known as fall caddis or the giant orange sedge) come off in a sporadic fashion most of the fall until our fishing season ends on October 15.
It’s been a while since the last post, and I apologize for that. There’s a couple of reasons for this. Most of my time recently has been spent in the grouse woods of northern New Hampshire and Vermont, getting the dogs and myself tuned up for what should be a very good grouse season … that’s one excuse, and a very good one at that. The other is that water conditions have remained largely unchanged on the upper Connecticut River. In other words, the river is low and the fishing at times has been tough.