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I need some help here. I have been looking all over the web for someone who may have taken some Ephoron Leukon nymph underwater (or out of water) photos.I saw the description here at "Troutnut.com" and advice that a smaller Brown Drake (Ephemera) nymph would be a good natural to use as a tying model but I really want to see the real thing. Does any body have any of these pics or can anyone definitively tell me where to look?

BF-

Mayflies by Knopp/Cormier (on page 125) has three excellent black and white drawings, a dorsal view of a mature Ephoron leukon nymph, an anterolateral view of its head, and a dorsal view of its gill structure.

Mayflies by Fauceglia (on page 188) has an beautiful (dorsal view) color photo of a mature Ephoron leukon nymph.

If you were to contact me via my website, perhaps I could further assist you.

I'm afraid I don't have any Ephoron nymph pictures. I'm not sure I'll be able to get any this year -- maybe if the hatch starts early in the Delaware system. I've tried to catch them in the past but for some reason I couldn't get any to turn up in a kick net sample, even in rivers with high populations.

BFornadley-

In addition to the references that Taxon mentioned, there is also a nice picture of an Ephoron nymph in Thomas Ames' Hatch Guide for New England Streams. What is missing when you view dorsal photographs of these nymphs, however, is that the thorax of the mature nymph often has a distinct pinkish-orange coloration. Many anglers who fish the famous "white fly" hatches on the Yellow Breeches consider this to be an important and attractive trait to imitate.

I know they're burrowers. I've turned up plenty of small burrower nymphs in my search, but they all turned out to be immature Hexagenia or Ephemera. I'll just have to keep looking.

To Everyone who commented on my question concerning Ephoron Leukon Nymph Photos - Thank you all so very much- already I have what I need - it is so great to have good knowledgeable help at my fingertips and I wont forget it - I am at the ready to help all of you. Talk to me on things like great bamboo rods /makers- nymph fishing in general, exotic travel on the cheap and my personal favorite- Lake Erie feeder stream steelhead fly fishing

I would love to hear advice on nymph fishing from you. Just good tactics, drifts, waters etc. I came from Colorado where I did a lot of dry fly fishing and could use all the help I can get on nymphing.
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jj

Here's a link to a nymph pic that I just found while preparing for the upcoming hatch.

http://search.msn.com/images/results.aspx?q=Ephoron%20leukon%20&FORM=BIRE#focal=7a7b12f00331ea6715bf5b037634a7e2&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thomasames.com%2Finsects%2Fmayfly%2Fephoronn.jpg

Okay, over the next few evenings I am going to try to put down my rod (ha!!) and get some Ephoron luekon (or album) duns, emergers and nymphs on my favorite Midwest river. We had a major cool front come through last night so hopefully the fish and white bugs will cooperate.

I have a small mesh, bug seine and I plan on taking some ice in a cooler to hopefully delay the bugs transitioning from one stage to another. Any thoughts or tips for collecting and shooting photos of this elusive nighttime flyers?

So far I have captured Ephoron luekon duns and spinners (no nymphs):

See: http://www.wiflyfisher.com/ephoron-leukon-mayfly-hatch.asp

Gentelmen:

You are welcome to use the photograph of an emerging Ephoron nymph from the Yellow Breeches from my website; www.limestoner.com; just don't abuse it; here's the actual page link:

http://www.limestoner.com/Fly-Hatches-on-the-Yellow-Breeches-Creek.html

If you tie a pattern similar and fish it in the film and as emerger I believe on most streams you will be rewarded. The fly fishes much better than dun patterns which are not that effective on most streams

tight lines...rising trout

gene macri
gene@limestoner.com

Gene, may I post you E. leukon nymph photo on my web page dedicated to Ephoron leukon? I would include a link to your web site with full credit.

http://www.wiflyfisher.com/ephoron-leukon-mayfly-hatch.asp

In all my years fishing this hatch in the Upper Midwest on a great trout stream I have never caught the elusive nymph. Thank you!

BTW, I am finding the hatch seems to be occurring later in the evening then it use too 20-25 years ago on my favorite freestone trout river. And it's not because the water temps are warmer on this river. This may be coincidence since I have no scientific data to back it up, just my observations.

Sure go ahead and post it and thanks for the link.

tight lines and rising trout

gene