Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > Todays exam....guess the bug
| Kroil | March 13th, 2008, 12:30 pm | |
| Coastal NJ Posts: 34 | This is a tough one and I will give you some clues if nobody gets the right answer. | |
| When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns. - Jack Handey | ||
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| Taxon | March 13th, 2008, 1:24 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 506 | My guess would be some sort of marine crustacean. | |
| Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| Murphlax34 | March 13th, 2008, 1:27 pm | |
| Posts: 5 | An Upside down Deer Tick??? | |
| Wbranch | March 13th, 2008, 2:02 pm | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 247 | Deleted by poster. | |
| West Branch & main stem fly fisher for forty-two years. | ||
| Taxon | March 13th, 2008, 3:48 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 506 | Matt- Disgusting little Pthirid, that. Actually, the proper spelling is Pthirus pubis. Now I'm left to wonder, what on earth will Louis think about this? | |
| Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
| Troutnut | March 13th, 2008, 5:08 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1122 | After seeing the answer, I'm very glad I didn't know it. | |
| Jason Neuswanger The Troutnut | ||
| Kroil | March 13th, 2008, 6:09 pm | |
| Coastal NJ Posts: 34 | Dind Ding ding ding ding... Survey says: CORRECT! I found this little bugger and about 400 of his friends in my waders. It appears that they, like ephemoptera, need moist, nutrient rich environments to survive. WBranch wins this contest and I am sending him a broken vial of specimens to examine further. Anyone else want some specimens? Seems I have a surplus right now. | |
| When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns. - Jack Handey | ||
| Wbranch | March 13th, 2008, 8:17 pm | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 247 | Deleted by poster so as not to upset our host. | |
| West Branch & main stem fly fisher for forty-two years. | ||
| Troutnut | March 13th, 2008, 9:24 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1122 | Just when this thread is headed toward needing moderation, I, the only moderator, have decided to bail on it and not check back... you're on your own, guys. Good luck! :-P | |
| Jason Neuswanger The Troutnut | ||
| Martinlf | March 13th, 2008, 11:30 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 933 | If trout don't eat it, it doesn't get a reaction from me. . . . Hmmm . . . I wonder if they just might. OK, take several skinnydipping hippies (or politicians) in the Main Stem and some midge eating trout downstream looking for something new to munch on . . . Now for the extra credit part of the exam: Matt, what size hook do I need to tie an imitation? And Kroil, just how did they get in your waders? Who have you been letting wear them? . . . and do I need to rethink our proposed fishing trip (due to my answer to the first exam)? Much food for thought here. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
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