Troutnut Forum > Specimen Discussion > Black flies--bane and boon
The Specimen
Simuliidae (Black Flies) Black Fly Larva
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View 6 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Mar 30, 2007
Added Apr 2, 2007
The Discussion
| GONZO | April 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876 | Although many anglers have been driven from the stream by these nasty little flies, the fish love them. I remember a crazy day on a tiny Pike County brook trout creek. The black flies were legion, but so were the brookies. As long as I could stand it (I was prepared with a headnet, but it was only a partial defense) the little trout hammered a Griffith's Gnat on almost every cast. Even if you can't tolerate the adult flies, an imitation of the larvae is very good. In fact, Don Holbrook (the author of Midge Magic) recently told me that his imitation of these larvae was the single most reliable and productive pattern of all of his "midge" imitations. He complained (only partly in jest) that the widespread spraying for black flies could ruin his fishing! -Gonzo | |
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