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Updates from July 5, 2017

Photos by Troutnut from the South Fork Sauk River in Washington

From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. A westslope cutthroat, I think. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington. My wife Lena casting to a promising pool. From the South Fork Sauk River in Washington.

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the South Fork Sauk River in Washington

Male Epeorus (Little Maryatts) Mayfly DunMale Epeorus (Little Maryatts) Mayfly Dun View 12 PicturesI hoped this dun would molt into a spinner for a positive ID, but it didn't. My best guess is Epeorus dulciana, but that's only because that's the smallest western Epeorus species, and this specimen is smaller than any of the others, with a body length of 5.3 mm (although it would be longer as a spinner) and a wing length of 8.5 mm.

It was collected at the same time as a similar-sized female dun.
Collected July 5, 2017 from the South Fork Sauk River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 6, 2017
Male Rhithrogena virilis Mayfly SpinnerMale Rhithrogena virilis Mayfly Spinner View 12 PicturesI'm fairly sure this is a specimen of Rhithrogena virilis based on closeup examination of the reproductive anatomy under the microscope (not shown in photos). The other other species of Rhithrogena this large is Rhithrogena flavianula, but the key in Needham's Biology of Mayflies mentions annulation in the abdomen (visible in some images on bugguide.net) more distinct than that on this specimen.

The body and front wing were both about 15.5 mm long, while the cerci (Cercus: The left and right "tails" of an insect are known as the cerci or caudal cerci. The middle tail of a three-tailed insect is not.) were 40 mm long.
Collected July 5, 2017 from the South Fork Sauk River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 6, 2017
Female Epeorus (Little Maryatts) Mayfly DunFemale Epeorus (Little Maryatts) Mayfly Dun View 5 PicturesI'm guessing this female is of the same species as this male dun, because they came from the same pool at the same time and the size matches, although the males and females would look very different in this case.
Collected July 5, 2017 from the South Fork Sauk River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 6, 2017
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Updates from July 1, 2017

Photos by Troutnut from the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington

From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington. From the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington.

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington

Male Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly SpinnerMale Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Spinner View 11 PicturesI'm unsure of the ID on this one; keys put it closest to Cinygmula reticulata, but I'm very doubtful of the species and not positive on the genus. Epeorus is another possibility, but I don't know which species it would be.

This one was collected in association with a female dun probably of the same species.
Collected July 1, 2017 from the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 2, 2017
Female Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly DunFemale Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Dun View 6 PicturesThis one was collected in association with a male spinner probably of the same species.
Collected July 1, 2017 from the South Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 2, 2017
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Updates from June 22, 2017

Photos by Troutnut from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. Small coastal cutthroat or maybe cutbow? From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. Granite Mountain with Granite Mountain Lookout tower on top From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington. Coastal cutthroat about 9" From the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington.

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

Male Rhithrogena morrisoni (Western March Brown) Mayfly SpinnerMale Rhithrogena morrisoni (Western March Brown) Mayfly Spinner View 9 Pictures
Collected June 22, 2017 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 23, 2017
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New aquatic entomology book for the southeast US

By Troutnut on May 22nd, 2017, 11:58 am
A group of prominent aquatic entomologists, including longtime Troutnut forum member Dr. Luke Jacobus, have just released a new book, Larvae of the Southeastern USA Mayfly, Stonefly, and Caddisfly Species. It's edited by John C. Morse, W. Patrick McCafferty, Bill P. Stark, and Luke M. Jacobus.

Luke sent me this description for anglers:

Whether your flies are wet or dry, identifying larvae of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies can be helpful for recognizing, and communicating about, the species that live in your favorite body of water. This book enables naturalists, sport fishers, freshwater ecologists, and biomonitoring workers to identify larvae for most species of these insects occurring in and around the southeastern US. Keys for several genera are good for all of eastern North America, and several keys are the first available for their taxonomic group. Previously unpublished stage associations are reflected in the keys, and geographic and habitat distributions are discussed.


I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but given the previous work of these authors, I'm sure they've put together a good resource for any technically inclined fly anglers fishing that part of the country. Species-specific ID information is especially hard to come by, and this seems like a valuable addition to our very limited resources.
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Link: What I wish I knew about fly fishing when I started

By Troutnut on February 13th, 2017, 9:53 am
I was contacted recently by a site called Epic Wilderness with a simple but interesting question for an article they're putting together: What are the 3 most important things you wish you knew when you started fly fishing? I skipped some of the fundamentals I wish I'd known, and instead I gave some tips related to how my scientific research on salmonid feeding behavior has improved my understanding of fly fishing.

You can read my responses and those of 45 other fly fishing writers, fly shop owners/guides, and others were compiled into the Epic Wilderness Fly Fishing Tips Expert Roundup. The site did a nice job putting them together.

I'm curious to see how the other members of the Troutnut forum would have answered that question. What would be the top three things you wish you had learned earlier?
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