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Midges and Nymphs
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Midges and Nymphs
by WatchinTheWater » March 16th, 2009, 9:20 pm
I got out on the river for a little fishing this afternoon and got into a few fish right away. Sorry no photos of the fish. As the afternoon passed the fishing really slowed down. The water had started to get a bit off color but it wasn’t really muddy. Some of the discoloration was from silt but most of it was from insects and insect husks. There were a few midges and some mayflies in the air. I put the rod down and collected a few samples since fishing was so slow. Without a collecting net I was scooping the little critters up with a spare fly container. Here are the best two photos and a short video.
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f384/ ... GP2016.flv
Happy Fishin’
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http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f384/ ... GP2016.flv
Happy Fishin’
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by super dry fly » March 17th, 2009, 8:00 am
Cool pictures of the creepy crawlers/swimmers. That must have been a lot of insect movement to discolor the water.
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by RichardCullip » March 17th, 2009, 8:51 am
Cool pictures of some of the critters our trout eat.
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by midger » March 17th, 2009, 9:04 am
Nice pictures!
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by Papasequoia » March 17th, 2009, 6:13 pm
Make that midge stop smiling at me! Nice pics, but creepy too!
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by flybob » March 17th, 2009, 7:46 pm
Nice lesson in Bugology!
Thanks Dave!
btw, I just bought my first Stream Thermometer today!
Thanks Dave!
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Re: Midges and Nymphs
by rayfound » March 17th, 2009, 10:06 pm
This confirms it. Midges = Aliens.
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