What am I?

[kindanewbie77]

Hit the BFB for a few hours today....I spent more time in the car than fishing...started out by checking the temps at a few spots, and at the first one this landed on my shirt. Sounded like a carpenter bee when it landed. The tails were almost 1 1/4 inches long, longer than the body of the fly itself. So what is it? I am not so good with bug identification.


On a side note, the water is LOW, and it hit 68 degrees today. The last time I checked was at 5 just before I left and it was holding steady at 68....

 

[Matt Grobert]

Hit the BFB for a few hours today....I spent more time in the car than fishing...started out by checking the temps at a few spots, and at the first one this landed on my shirt. Sounded like a carpenter bee when it landed. The tails were almost 1 1/4 inches long, longer than the body of the fly itself. So what is it? I am not so good with bug identification.

That is a beautiful March Brown - MacCaffertium vicarium formerly known as Stenonema vicarium. It's a little early for them, but with this weather, not surprising.

Nice shot.

Matt ><)))))'>

 

[kindanewbie77]

Thanks Matt....that is what i thought it was, but was unsure, hence the post! Are the tails always so looooonnnnnngggg?

 

[tkhour]

Im late to the game but here you go

Looks like Stenonema Vicarium or March Brown to me. They are usually tied in a size 2xl hook because of their size. That's my two cents. Im no entomologist but thats what it looks like.

 

[kindanewbie77]

By about 3 minutes TK, but right on with the ID!

 

[onemorecast]

Woohoo! My favorite bug. :hubbahubba:

 

[kindanewbie77]

That was the only one I saw all day.....lot of hendrickson's, mostly spent ones, not quite the classic spinners, but definitely not long for the world.

 

[tkhour]

By about 3 minutes TK, but right on with the ID!

Orvis has a mayfly pocket guide that you can carry in your vest to identify patterns. An idea that might help you on the water.

 

[Simms]

fished the BFB late today, just got back. Awesome time...Saw the same exact flies you have pictured below! ALOT of red quils and Hendricksons today. Fished the rifle range for a bit, then moved to a different section up a bit further north. Caught most on nymphs, and then just before it got to dark, took out my hand lamp, tied on a BWO and red quil. Spent about an hour in the dark catching a few fish. Had to listen for the splash. It was great!

Pray for enough rain to raise the rivers and cool them off a few degrees...

Had to kick a local PA dood out from the FFO section...what frosted my nuts he had three fish on the stringer!!!!!!! And another guy down by the rifle range kept everything he caught...

 

[AKSkim]

I say it is a March Brown.

I know I am right, so how much did I win?

$500 ??
$1,000 ???

$6,743.28?

 

[kindanewbie77]

just like the e-mails I get form the gov't of nigeria, you are now the proud winner of 10,000,000 nigerian.....only catch, you have to travel to lagos to claim your prize. thanks for playing!!!!!