Help newbie w/ bug ID?

[Corndog]

Whitefly, caddis, cahill???

MB, When you see a fly in the air catch one. Keep a small zip lock bag in your pack so you can put it in it and take it home to study. (Blow a little air into the bag before you seal it so the fly won't get crushed.) You will learn much when online trying to identify the fly, plus it will help you identify them on future trips. Thus giving you a better idea what fly to tie to your tippet.

Here's a great site to help with fly identification.

http://www.troutnut.com/

I also carry a minnow net to catch flys in. Good for scooping them out of the water as well.

Fly fishing is as much about entomology as it is about catching trout.

Cdog