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theartoflee
Anadromous Angler
If...
If Joey T wasent banned he would have answered this question... and possibly more in depth.
To bad :shrug:
If Joey T wasent banned he would have answered this question... and possibly more in depth.
To bad :shrug:
Pete
Trout Hunter
Looks a bit like a Light Cahill (Stenonema Canadensis).
Head to Tail, about 7/8" ???
If larger, and "browner" than the photo looks on my monitor, it could be a Grey Fox ( S. Fuscum), or a March Brown (S. Vicarium). (Source Streamside Guide, Flick, 1969)
Sulpher? I thought they had 3 tails. (Source Hatches Caucci/Nastasi, 1975 edition)
Head to Tail, about 7/8" ???
If larger, and "browner" than the photo looks on my monitor, it could be a Grey Fox ( S. Fuscum), or a March Brown (S. Vicarium). (Source Streamside Guide, Flick, 1969)
Sulpher? I thought they had 3 tails. (Source Hatches Caucci/Nastasi, 1975 edition)
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"Sulphur" is a common name that covers a lot of different bugs. Most commonly in the east it is used for Ephemerella dorothea and E. invaria, but it is also used for members of the Stenacron Genus.
This little guy is probably Stenacron interpunctatum (re-classified from Pete's ID of Stenonema canadense). Stenacrons aren't normally hatching until June. Has it been warm and low water in your area? Any of your sulphur patterns will cover the hatch.
Mayflies can get blown around and travel some distance from water. How far away is the nearest stream. The stream doesn't have to be big, or even hold trout to have a nice insect population.
This little guy is probably Stenacron interpunctatum (re-classified from Pete's ID of Stenonema canadense). Stenacrons aren't normally hatching until June. Has it been warm and low water in your area? Any of your sulphur patterns will cover the hatch.
Mayflies can get blown around and travel some distance from water. How far away is the nearest stream. The stream doesn't have to be big, or even hold trout to have a nice insect population.
jcstikfish
NJ Nymph Guy
timinator said:
You said you are a 1/4 mile from the river. It's definately within thier ability to fly that far. Do you leave an outside light on overnight?
~James
Pete
Trout Hunter
I stand corrected.jmoore said:
I guess if I'm going to use books that I bought in the '60s & '70s, I'd better bookmark something like the tables at Cross reference of common fly name to taxonomic name (or just forget about the Latin).
Future Fanatic
Nirvana
Pete said:
It's your effort that counts and is appreciated.
Pete,
I didn't mean to offend. I just wanted to post the updated name (actually it is a synonym). The species are being re-classified so fast that even the most recent books have become out dated.
You can use the cross reference or just go to Mayfly Central's species list and look up to see if there has been a change. The way I do it is to open the list Here. Hit Control "F" on my keyboard (brings up the find window). And search for the species. If the species that I was searching for is indented then it has been re-classified to the species that is at the head of the list. There is also a guide to reading the list here.
Jeff
I didn't mean to offend. I just wanted to post the updated name (actually it is a synonym). The species are being re-classified so fast that even the most recent books have become out dated.
You can use the cross reference or just go to Mayfly Central's species list and look up to see if there has been a change. The way I do it is to open the list Here. Hit Control "F" on my keyboard (brings up the find window). And search for the species. If the species that I was searching for is indented then it has been re-classified to the species that is at the head of the list. There is also a guide to reading the list here.
Jeff
No one is preaching anything.
The fascinating thing about fly fishing is that there are so many different areas that you can get involved in. Some people really enjoy the casting and analyze it to no end. Some people are gear heads and and like to try every trinket that comes out on the market. Some people like to tie flies and would rather tie than fish. Some people like bugs...
To each his own.
The fascinating thing about fly fishing is that there are so many different areas that you can get involved in. Some people really enjoy the casting and analyze it to no end. Some people are gear heads and and like to try every trinket that comes out on the market. Some people like to tie flies and would rather tie than fish. Some people like bugs...
To each his own.
It is hard tell how dark or light the real color is with the sun hitting so directly from behind. The two speckled tails, wing venation, size (1 1/2 inches long) and dark bands on the top of the abdomen say March Brown - the sun angle may make it look much lighter than it was. If not, it's probably a big light cahill. Either way, nice pic.
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