Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica
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This seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.
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Byhaugh on Feb 24, 2015February 24th, 2015, 7:56 pm EST
I realize there are many BWO variations as well as PMD's.
BUT,
In general, if a PMD spinner body is, generally speaking, a rust color, how would you describe the BWO spinner body color?
Thanks
BUT,
In general, if a PMD spinner body is, generally speaking, a rust color, how would you describe the BWO spinner body color?
Thanks
Taxon on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 5:48 am EST
Hi Byron-
I'd say brown, varying all the way from a light tan to blackish brown.
how would you describe the BWO spinner body color?
I'd say brown, varying all the way from a light tan to blackish brown.
Wbranch on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 6:11 am EST
if a PMD spinner body is, generally speaking, a rust color
I agree that rust is one color of a PMD spinner but on the Western river that I fish we also see spinner bodies almost the same light greenish yellow that we see on the duns and also some that are tan. When I go out for my two week trip I have about eighteen each of rust, greenish yellow, and tan. Because you don't ever know what spinners will be on the water on any given day. Some days it is all rusty from 9:00 to 5:00 other days a mix of the greenish yellow and the tan and no rusty's. The only adult we see emerging is the PMD. There are no other apparent mayflies emerging simultaneously.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Martinlf on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 6:54 am EST
I'd say brown, varying all the way from a light tan to blackish brown.
Well done, Roger. I couldn't think of one simple way to answer this, so I waited, and you did it. In the summer one stream I fish gets some size 24 or 26 tan spinners from an "olive" dun that is mustard colored. They fall right after Tricos. Cornuta spinners are often almost black. And there are a lot of bugs in sizes that fall between these.
I haven't fished out west more than once, but Matt's reply will be helpful if I get a chance to go back.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Byhaugh on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 9:01 am EST
The reason I asked, is that I am using some spectrumized dubbing from Caucci's old Deleware River Club.
On the package, the color is called "charcoal" and it is blended to imitate B>W>O. (common name); E. kata (Genus/Species); stage (spinner)
This is the color of the dubbing:
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On the package, the color is called "charcoal" and it is blended to imitate B>W>O. (common name); E. kata (Genus/Species); stage (spinner)
This is the color of the dubbing:
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Byhaugh on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 9:04 am EST
Sorry, E. late.....not kata
Taxon on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 10:28 am EST
Hi Byron-
Actually, it has been classified as Drunella lata for about 35 years. :-)
Actually, it has been classified as Drunella lata for about 35 years. :-)
Martinlf on Feb 25, 2015February 25th, 2015, 1:28 pm EST
Byron, I use the DRC dubbing as well, and like it. Had good luck on Penns Creek one evening with cornuta spinners tied with a black thread body and DRC dark olive thorax. The charcoal should work well for the fly too. The thorax on these flies is especially pronounced. The folks at the DRC still don't use the new classifications, sticking with what matches Caucci's book, Hatches.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Crepuscular on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 6:59 am EST
Hi Byron-
Actually, it has been classified as Drunella lata for about 35 years. :-)
:)
Byhaugh on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 9:02 am EST
Crepuscular,
I think I have everything published by Caucci/Nastasi. They are sort of Herod to me. They consistently married a bit of science and scientific approach to fly fishing/tying.
I seem to recall, that in one of their later publications, they clarified the fact that it should have been Drunella. Drc still uses their original identification term, though.
I think I have everything published by Caucci/Nastasi. They are sort of Herod to me. They consistently married a bit of science and scientific approach to fly fishing/tying.
I seem to recall, that in one of their later publications, they clarified the fact that it should have been Drunella. Drc still uses their original identification term, though.
Byhaugh on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 11:30 am EST
Thanks,
Is this update something they did or was it done by others?
Is this update something they did or was it done by others?
Taxon on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 2:03 pm EST
Byron-
Authors (like Caucci & Nastasi) write books which refer to mayfly scientific names. Taxonomists often subsequently make taxonomic revisions to those scientific names. Mayfly Central periodically publishes the latest mayfly taxonomy for North America. And, I provide a service to flyfishers by publishing those taxonomic revisions which affect books in my extensive personal flyfishing entomology library, one example of which is Hatches II by Caucci & Nastasi. Hope this adequately answers your question, but if you (or others) have followup questions, I am always pleased to answer them.
Is this update something they did or was it done by others?
Authors (like Caucci & Nastasi) write books which refer to mayfly scientific names. Taxonomists often subsequently make taxonomic revisions to those scientific names. Mayfly Central periodically publishes the latest mayfly taxonomy for North America. And, I provide a service to flyfishers by publishing those taxonomic revisions which affect books in my extensive personal flyfishing entomology library, one example of which is Hatches II by Caucci & Nastasi. Hope this adequately answers your question, but if you (or others) have followup questions, I am always pleased to answer them.
Byhaugh on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 2:28 pm EST
Thanks Taxon. Your response addresses my question.
Crepuscular on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 4:43 pm EST
Crepuscular,
I think I have everything published by Caucci/Nastasi. They are sort of Herod to me. They consistently married a bit of science and scientific approach to fly fishing/tying.
I seem to recall, that in one of their later publications, they clarified the fact that it should have been Drunella. Drc still uses their original identification term, though.
OK. I had to laugh because I was typing out basically the same thing as Roger, and before I posted it and he beat me too it. I'm sorry if offended you by smiling at Roger's post.
Oldredbarn on Mar 2, 2015March 2nd, 2015, 10:59 am EST
I provide a service to flyfishers by publishing those taxonomic revisions which affect books in my extensive personal flyfishing entomology library
Wir danken Ihnen! :)
Spence
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Taxon on Mar 2, 2015March 2nd, 2015, 2:17 pm EST
Spence-
Nix zu danken. :-)
Wir danken Ihnen! :)
Nix zu danken. :-)
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