Thursday, May 12, 2016

Tough conditions -- but an important discovery

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Horrible weather!  Rain, clouds, fog, day after day.  But I had to get out of the house.  So, I ventured out to the Upper Doyles River to...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The "tiny" Green stonefly (Chloroperlidae), Haploperla brevis

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The rain doesn't want to let up.  We've had over 3 inches in the last few days with more on the way.  So, we're very restrict...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Still the strangest mayfly nymph that I've ever seen: Ephemera guttalata

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Steve Beaty talked me into using a kick net when I sample, and this morning I gave it a try.  Good fun.  I was able to collect insects fr...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Guess it's Cinygmula season: the Rapidan River

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When I found this nymph Monday morning, I thought I had something new.  True, it was small (6 mm) like a Cinygmula nymph, but I did not...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

The flatheaded mayfly (Heptageniidae) "Cinygmula": East and West

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One of those rare days when I actually found the nymph for which I was looking!  This is the flatheaded mayfly Cinygmula subaequalis .  I...
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Fairly common -- but what a beautiful photo: Maccaffertium modestum

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I'm still struck by Steven Beaty's comment on this flatheaded species -- "Most common [ Maccaffertium ] species in NC."...
Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Skwala: Large Springfly (Bitterroot River, Montana)

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And this is why I was fishing in Montana last week.  The "Skwala hatch" was on.  It's a well-known hatch in the Missoula ar...
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