A buddy of mine corrected my Hendrickson Spinner guess with a "light hendrickson" (which is likely correct and according to Troutnut are similar to what I think of as Sulphurs).
Pretty mayflies (either Ephemerella invaria or ceteris paribus, I'm not sure which)
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| I guess I'm going to start using barred spinner tails in my tying instead of the plain dun colored ones. |
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| Now I know why I tie a little yellow/orange egg case on my pattern |
Great bug pics...especially the bottom one
ReplyDeleteThx Ben. I must have looked like a bit of a mad man standing in the riffle waving my hands around. Fortunately, there was no one to see it.
DeleteAt least that I know.
Your "good" camera I'm assuming? Darned fine Mr.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's the little Panasonic Lumix TS-3. It's a fine camera that I've finally taken the time to figure out the surprising amount of manual controls that it has. It seems to yield the best results 2/3 EV underexposed. The biggest pain in the ass is focus -- it seems to want to focus on everything except what you point it at though I just figured out a little trick that's worked pretty reliably.
Deletefantastic image...is the Lumix their "waterproof" camera?
ReplyDeleteYup, that's the one. I've owned several waterproof cameras and this is the best so far......though Canon just came out with a new one.....
DeleteI still have so much to learn about all the stages of bug life! It is surely amazing ... and so critical when trying to put the right fly out on the water!
ReplyDeleteThe other night there was a nice sulhpur hatch and I couldn't get a bite until I got down to a #18. I thought for sure the natural was around a #14, but once I got to the #18 it was heaven. Size and color, that's about all the bug stuff you really need to know.
DeleteGreat photos...I suppose that would be a good reminder on why to tie in the egg sac. ha!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I always thought the egg sac was window dressing. I think I've got some evidence to the contrary.
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