Troutnut.com User Wbranch
| Location | Starlight PA |
| Biography & Thoughts | Love to fish the WB and main stem of the Delaware. Still feel the same excitement over seeing trout rise now as I did when I was 17 years old. |
| Forum Signature | West Branch & main stem fly fisher for forty-two years. |
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This Ephemerella invaria sulphur dun got stuck in its shuck (
Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) trying to emerge. This isn't exactly a "natural" pose for a photograph, but it kind of shows what an emerger pattern could look like.
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur).
View Full SizeHere's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur).
This gorgeous 9" brook trout fell for a size 20 spinner on a glassy spring-fed river.
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