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Sandy

Bugs
November 06, 2019 02:16PM

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....the females don't have the bulging salmon-colored eyes.

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Sandy

Pale Morning dun male and female
November 07, 2019 12:01AM

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Sandy

Alien bug from mars
November 07, 2019 01:27PM

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DonTyson

Re: Bugs
November 08, 2019 01:05PM

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Do you keep throwing flies after hard frosts? Do hatches continue to happen after cold weather begins, say on sunny days above freezing? Interesting, before taking up the fly rod I never paid attention to such things.

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Sandy

Re: Bugs
November 08, 2019 05:36PM

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We get Blue Winged Olive hatches now, and clear into freezeup.

Streamer fishing lasts as long as any open water still exists.

The bugs are hatching now. Up on the Missouri in particular.

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DonTyson

Re: Bugs
November 08, 2019 08:53PM

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What a magnificent country, eh? Take it for granted what too often.

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Sandy

Re: Bugs
November 10, 2019 02:51PM

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Marshmallow Nymph (model)

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RKNewman

Re: Bugs
November 17, 2019 07:25PM

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There are plenty of bugs that live underwater during the winter, a good time to fish nymphs and wet flies. I will post two links to more info on bugs, when they hatch and such:

https://thecatchandthehatch.com/basic-entomology-for-fly-fishing/

http://www.troutnut.com/hatches, this one has 5400 images, not always as good as Sandy's but certainly helpful. There is a lot going on that we never see and take for granted. Fly fishing opens your eyes to many things.

Rick Newman