Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
Flybyknight on Mar 31, 2008March 31st, 2008, 11:40 am EDT
Am bringing my canoe up to the E. Branch and if anyone wants to
meet for tow vehicle pick-up and or drop off, we can save a few bucks.
I like to fish alone, but am more than willing to help shuttle our cars around.
email
tartansailor@hotmail.com
Dick
Lightly on the dimpling eddy fling;
the hypocritic fly's unruffled wing.
Thomas Scott
Wbranch on Mar 31, 2008March 31st, 2008, 12:18 pm EDT
Sounds great but it is just too early for me to get excited about going to the Delaware system. I'm waiting for river temperatures of at least 50 degrees before I start going up.
Martinlf on Mar 31, 2008March 31st, 2008, 2:11 pm EDT
Dick, it's probably a bit early for me too, but I'll keep an eye on things. I certainly will be game later in the season. I usually pay for a canoe shuttle, and would be happy to team up with you and even give you a bit of a head start on the water. It's a big river.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"