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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.
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This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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Mcflyangler on Jun 9, 2016June 9th, 2016, 4:57 pm EDT
Midge hatches can be some of the most productive dry fly fishing experiences. The midges sometimes will cluster together, and the trout will go for these clusters because its a larger meal. The Griffiths Gnat matches the midge cluster very well. Its an old pattern that has been around for a long time, but still produces very well. It floats high on the water, so its great for an indicator fly when fishing a double rig. Use it as an indicator for a smaller midge dry fly, or even a midge emerger.
Hook: Size 14-22 dry fly good (in this case an Umpqua U002 size 18)
Thread: Black 8/0 or 70 denier thread
Body: 2 peacock hurl strands
Hackle: Grizzly dry fly hackle
Music: Sunny, funnysong, ukulele - Bensound.com
Hook: Size 14-22 dry fly good (in this case an Umpqua U002 size 18)
Thread: Black 8/0 or 70 denier thread
Body: 2 peacock hurl strands
Hackle: Grizzly dry fly hackle
Music: Sunny, funnysong, ukulele - Bensound.com
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Flytyerinpa on Jun 20, 2016June 20th, 2016, 12:02 pm EDT
I agree while we don't have a lot of dry fly hatches or midges here, when I see a fish feeding and I cant take him I'll tie on a Griffiths Nat and I would guess about 75% of the time I can take him. Ed
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