Ed, a guy I worked with today brought me ina perfect pair of callibaetis mayflies. He was pond fishing and they were all over the water. I have it in a plastic tube right now, this had two tails and it was light brown to tannish, witha nice tan speckled wing.
john "Ed Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What area of the country are you located in? �Would help to >identify....I'm guessing south - we're really only seeing bwo's in the >north here in Michigan. > >Ed Roden >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.questquality.com > >Living would be easier if men showed as much patience at >home as they do when they're fishing. > > >> Hi, all: >> >> I was able to sneak out after work yesterday to catch a few >> bluegills and >> experienced a spinnerfall like I'd never seen in still water. >> �I was hoping >> someone could help with identifying the bug. >> >> These were big mayflies. �The bodies were about an inch long, >> with what >> appeared to be 2, not 3 tails. �Total length was 2-2.5 >> inches, I'd guess. �I >> tried to grab a specimin to verify this, but they were only >> over the water >> and I almost ended up in the pond so ended that pursuit. �The >> color was tan >> to light-brown. �I got to the pond about 6 pm on a 70 degree >> day and there >> were a few over the water around the shoreline but very few >> in the water. � >> The number over the water increased over the next hour until >> it reached the >> biggest concentration about sundown. �I noticed the bugs were >> concentrated >> in areas with rubble shoreline and other shoreline cover - >> trees, bushes, >> grass, etc. �Right after sundown the bugs went about their >> reproductive >> duties and I noticed a growing number of spent bugs on the water. >> >> Obviously, the bluegills, crappies and even bass in the pond >> were enjoying >> this. �Unfortunately, I didn't have any adult insect >> imitations with me, but >> the bugs seemes to bring the fish toward the surface later in >> the evening >> and a bugger stripped a foot or so beneath the surface >> yielded some nice >> bluegills. >> >> Any idea what these might be in a warmwater pond in Missouri in April? >> >> Much appreciated, >> >> Kev > > >
