Do you wanna ID that bug fish are eating by the stream or lake?

[greylynx]

In addition to fishing, one of my hobbies is identifying fishing bugs.
The idea is to match the hatch.

If possible, could you fellow AO members take pictures of the bugs you find when turning stones over in a stream, or whatever is sitting in the trees by the lake.

I notice the macro capabilities of the current digital camera line is quite amazing these days.

If you want some help to ID that bug, please post it with your other fishing pictures.

There are a lot of smart guys on this forum that will help you out what kind of bug the fish were eating.



Thanks

[WayneChristie]

In addition to fishing, one of my hobbies is identifying fishing bugs.
The idea is to match the hatch.

If possible, could you fellow AO members take pictures of the bugs you find when turning stones over in a stream, or whatever is sitting in the trees by the lake.

I notice the macro capabilities of the current digital camera line is quite amazing these days.

If you want some help to ID that bug, please post it with your other fishing pictures.

There are a lot of smart guys on this forum that will help you out what kind of bug the fish were eating.



Thanks

scary, I was just about to post one.

[Lefty-Canuck]

scary, I was just about to post one.

Even scarier...I was just about to eat one....:)

LC

[WayneChristie]

Even scarier...I was just about to eat one....:)

LC

I ate a few down at the river, shoulda brought some bbq sauce

[tacklerunner]

An almost adult pale morning dun and an adult pale morning dun on my BBQ cover in SW Calgary this week. They were there all day and it took till the next morning for the little guy to reach full adult stage in order to fly.

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc416/tacklerunner/IMG_1074.jpg

[Kingfisher]

If you contact a friend of mine Rick Passek you can buy one of his books called The Freshman Flyfisher's Insect Guide.
http://www.theflyfishfanatic.com/wp-content/themes/flyfishfanatic/img/sminsectcover.jpg
It is a great little pocket book that can be used as a streamside reference. Here is a link to Rick's site.
http://www.theflyfishfanatic.com/

Tell him Rob from Calgary told you about it.

Rob

[tacklerunner]

Under a rock on a Kananaskis stream last week. This one can be a test.

2 little rock/sand cocoons no thicker than a pencil, found under and attached to the same rock less than an inch apart. When I opened them up, they were 2 different colours. What are they now and what are they going to be when they grow up?

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc416/tacklerunner/Optimized-IMG_1065.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc416/tacklerunner/Optimized-IMG_1062.jpg

[tacklerunner]

Big Kahunas on the bow a few weeks ago:

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc416/tacklerunner/IMG_1035.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc416/tacklerunner/IMG_1033.jpg

[WayneChristie]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/DSCF3070.jpg

[BeeGuy]

so, what is the goal here?

To identify the insects to order, family, genus, or species?

Family should be fairly easy, genus a little more difficult perhaps, and I think unless we have a local aquatics expert, species level ID will require someone with time and a microscope.

Any other entomologists here besides me? I'm working on....native bees...

[BeeGuy]

Here is a key to the genera of Heptageniidae of the World.

These are among the most common and abundant mayflies in the province.

Key to the Heptageniidae (http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/wm_07/wm_07.html)

You can download a .pdf version for easy perusal.

There are pictures.

Of interest are the genera Ectyonurus and Bleptus which are mostly restricted to the west in NA although they do occur in the palearctic.

Ironodes has a global distribution restricted to the Western Nearctic (that's us), although I am unfamiliar with those species which may occur here.

[greylynx]

Let's make it fun.

Wayne with his three tailed mayfly. ephemerella?

Tackle runner with a couple of little double tailed eporus?

Tackle runner with a golden plecoptera.

Kingfisher's buddy who is going to get a phone call.

What the heck lets just do this for fun, not make it into an aquatic invertebrate course.

Remember bugs also include those wormy looking fellas like unhatched chironomids.

[BeeGuy]

Here is a chapter on the Ephemeroptera (Mayflies).

They introduce the general biology and morphology as well as the families and their characters within the order.

Included is a key to the mayfly families of the world.

The next two pages will cover the general biology and habits at the family level.

[BeeGuy]

Final two pages.

A little more straight forward than the previous.

This was all taken from:
"An Introduction to the study of Insects", by Borror, Triplehorn, and Johnson. 6th Ed.

[stvnda]

It would be helpful to a bug dummy like me if you showed a pic of a bug and then show a pic of what type of fly you should use if you see the bug. Match the Hatch is what I hear everyone saying, but for a n00b like me... I know nothing!

[chubbdarter]

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/azzrocket2/bfdghbkjnl.jpg
http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/azzrocket2/COLUMBIA.jpg

[greylynx]

It would be helpful to a bug dummy like me if you showed a pic of a bug and then show a pic of what type of fly you should use if you see the bug. Match the Hatch is what I hear everyone saying, but for a n00b like me... I know nothing!

Or the name of the fly.

great idea.

[WayneChristie]

[QUOTE=chubbdarter;1034902]http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/azzrocket2/bfdghbkjnl.jpg

guess I dont need to ask where you picked that bug up :bad_boys_20:

[tacklerunner]

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/azzrocket2/bfdghbkjnl.jpg
http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt154/azzrocket2/COLUMBIA.jpg

Nice try. RHF already posted those pics. :scared0018:

[horsetrader]

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a454/horsetrader_photo/bb.jpg

Alberta's national bug

[greylynx]

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a454/horsetrader_photo/bb.jpg

Alberta's national bug

Do you work for the CRA?

[fishstix]

Heres a few i picked up off a toilet seat.....oh ..uh... make that Fallen timber..ya, ya fallen timber.

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/ryanb_71/DSCF4588.jpg

[horsetrader]

do you work for the cra?




canada revenue agency?

[Ruger1022]

Bump for awesomeness, I heart Macro!!!

http://www.goingongrownup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Awesomeness-seal.gif

[Dust1n]

Heres a few i picked up off a toilet seat.....oh ..uh... make that Fallen timber..ya, ya fallen timber.

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/ryanb_71/DSCF4588.jpg

ncie skwala