The Green Sedge Larvae General Information:
In the Green Sedge life cycle, the most important stage of life in the eyes of an angler, is the larva stage. The larvae measure 11 to 18 mm long, are obviously green in color and are commonly known by anglers as the Green Rock Worm. It is (caseless) free living in nature.
The might appear as a green inchworm and behave in a similar manner crawling around on the bottom of streams and are very poor swimmers They favor the riffles and the fast waters and runs, but quite often drift with the current. It is apparent that trout will many of these little creatures.
In appearance they resemble some of the caddis that spin nets, however, the green rock worm has but one hard plate behind it’s head.
Presentation Information:
The wet fly imitations of the green rock worm should be fished on the bottom using weight as appropriate to reach the bottom of the fast moving water. It is advisable to use a strike indicator due to the roughness and the deepness of the water. Also you may consider the Czech methods or “high sticking” method of fishing with them.
See the new double sided fly boxes.