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.
I woke up this morning and was horrified. Has time gone backwards? Is it January all over again? The freaking Polar Vortex in MAY??
I'VE ALREADY CAUGHT TROUT ON FLIES, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! WHAT THE F***???
My next move and job will NOT be in Michigan, or any other northern state for that matter. Snow started falling on 1 November last fall...I've about had enough of living where I can't enjoy my favorite hobbies for six months out of the year.
This is just WRONG.
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Wbranch on May 10, 2020May 10th, 2020, 4:16 am EDT
Oh the horror of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that really is depressing. We had some snow showers but nothing on the ground. I'm betting though there was snow on the ground at my cabin which is 220 miles north of here and always a cold spot.
I just called a buddy who lives in Delhi, NY and he said there was at least 2" of snow on the ground yesterday and today.
This is the first time in fifty years that I have not yet gone to the Catskills to fish. By the looks of the extended forecast it might not be until a week from tomorrow.