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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

Dorsal view of a Grammotaulius betteni (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This is a striking caddis larva with an interesting color pattern on the head. Here are some characteristics I was able to see under the microscope, but could not easily expose for a picture:
- The prosternal horn is present.
- The mandible is clearly toothed, not formed into a uniform scraper blade.
- The seems to be only 2 major setae on the ventral edge of the hind femur.
- Chloride epithelia seem to be absent from the dorsal side of any abdominal segments.
Based on these characteristics and the ones more easily visible from the pictures, this seems to be Grammotaulius. The key's description of the case is spot-on: "Case cylindrical, made of longitudinally arranged sedge or similar leaves," as is the description of the markings on the head, "Dorsum of head light brownish yellow with numerous discrete, small, dark spots." The spot pattern on the head is a very good match to figure 19.312 of Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019). The species ID is based on Grammotaulius betteni being the only species of this genus known in Washington state.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Awcire67
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Awcire67 on Feb 2, 2010February 2nd, 2010, 9:05 am EST
My name is Eric Anderson and I am starting a fly tying business in the Littleton Colorado area. I was wondering if there is anyone out there interested in giving some part time fly tying lessons at my shop. If so let me know what you would charge?

eric@resolutiondesign.com

thanks,
eric
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Wbranch on Feb 2, 2010February 2nd, 2010, 9:52 pm EST
Hello Eric,

"I am starting a fly tying business in the Littleton Colorado area."

I want to make sure that I understand your question - Are you starting a commercial fly tying business in the US? Do you want someone to teach your employees how to tie flies? If your starting a business I'd think you would want to teach them to tie flies your way. I'm sure that you must know that there are dozens of web site discount fly shops on the Internet where a fly fisher can buy top quality flies for $1.00 each. I've even seen some web sites offering some flies for $.89 each. These flies are tied outside of the United States. How can you expect to compete price wise with outfits like that?

Your contact at eric@resolutiondesign.com does not open when I try to locate it. I tried to look it up and Windows IE couldn't find it.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
RleeP
NW PA - Pennsylvania's Glacial Pothole Wonderland

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RleeP on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 2:04 am EST
>>Your contact at eric@resolutiondesign.com is bogus.>>

Whoa...

That's a little speedy on the trigger, IMO

The domain (resolutiondesign.com) is not bogus and the company is indeed in Littleton, according to the web site.

I propose we give the gentleman the benefit of the doubt before sending out the mob with the torches and clubs..
Wiflyfisher
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Wiflyfisher on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 3:43 am EST
I have emailed back and forth with Eric. He is very legit.
Falsifly
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Hayward, WI.

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Falsifly on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 4:02 am EST
Damn, to think I’m here twiddling my thumbs, when I could be in Colorado getting paid to give tying lessons. I’d even consider doing it for free, but I should take a few lessons myself first. I spent the entire ‘70’s living in Littleton, wow how things have changed.

Good luck Eric, and the next time I pass through maybe I’ll stop and say hello.
Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
Wbranch
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Wbranch on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 4:09 am EST
I massaged my comment to be less hostile. However I "copied" the address and "pasted" it in the IE window and I got a message that is was unable to locate that address.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Taxon
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Taxon on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 5:37 am EST
However I "copied" the address and "pasted" it in the IE window and I got a message that is was unable to locate that address.


Matt-

Assuming I am understanding what you did, IE (or any other web browser) is only able to resolve a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). What Erik posted was an email address.

URL ==> http://resolutiondesign.com
Email address ==> eric@resolutiondesign.com
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Wbranch
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Wbranch on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 12:29 pm EST
Ooooh! I thought it was a link to a web site. I've seen many addresses like that that go to a specific web address. My bad.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

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