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CanerodderMay 26th, 2009, 7:52 pm
Posts: 1Found this guy on a small creek in west Michigan yesterday around 1:30pm....a few ive talked with thought March Brown...but it was very cream colored?

GONZOMay 26th, 2009, 9:43 pm
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"Bear Swamp," PA

Posts: 1636		Looks like a female M. vicarium dun (March Brown/Gray Fox) to me.
KonchuMay 27th, 2009, 5:30 am
Site Editor
Indiana

Posts: 364		We've had a lot of March Browns out this spring in Indiana. The light color could be because this one just emerged from the nymph stage. It takes them a bit to darken up.
WiflyfisherMay 27th, 2009, 9:02 am
Wisconsin

Posts: 397
We've had a lot of March Browns out this spring in Indiana. The light color could be because this one just emerged from the nymph stage. It takes them a bit to darken up.


Just adding to what Konchu is saying... If you ever put your rod down and pick up a seine and capture some duns as they are emerging from their nymphal case you will probably be "dun shrucked" how much lighter they can be at this time.

I have observed that some duns spend too much time sunning themselves and get sun burned easily, which accounts for the color variations.
John S.
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MartinlfMay 27th, 2009, 12:56 pm
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Palmyra PA

Posts: 1722		Also check the dorsal and ventral sides for the difference in color to consider what the fish sees.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

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