Troutnut Forum > Specimen Discussion > Maybe tricaudatus, Page 2
The Specimen
Baetis tricaudatus (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun
View 7 PicturesThis female was associated with a male of the same species.
View 7 PicturesThis female was associated with a male of the same species.Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 3, 2007
Added Apr 4, 2007
The Discussion
| GONZO | April 7th, 2007, 1:42 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876 | Have you invented a new hot drink derived from mayflies, perhaps? If Konchu has concocted such a beverage, I hope he'll keep the recipe a secret. I imagine the instructions begin with "Select a large female Ephemera or Hexagenia imago, place her on the surface of a mug of hot water, and cut off her head...." ;) (A bit of an inside joke for a bit of an inside thread.) | |
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| Konchu | April 8th, 2007, 9:57 am | |
| Indiana Posts: 200 | My wife's dun 'n Coke recipe is available in the Midwest/Great Lakes hatch reports anyone? thread. | |
| GONZO | April 8th, 2007, 12:26 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876 | Hmmm...well, if we're counting accidental concoctions, I'll admit to partaking of a canned soda/bee combination on more than one occasion. (Your wife's "dun dunking" was accidental, wasn't it?) And my wife once drank a moth with her Pepsi. But I don't think that counts because the moth escaped and flew away when she gagged at the strange sensation of something fluttering behind her teeth. For the truly diehard bug-eaters out there, Rick Hafele reports that lightly sauteed damselfly nymphs are tasty. And my cousin (a former Army Ranger) used to delight in eating bugs on a bet. :) | |
| Konchu | April 10th, 2007, 11:32 pm | |
| Indiana Posts: 200 | Bringing this back on topic: Troutnut, how long does your tricaudatus hatch last? Is it continuous for most of the season, or are there distinct phases to it? | |
| Troutnut | April 10th, 2007, 11:39 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1115 | I don't know. To be honest, these are the first specimens I've caught which I could be reasonably certain belonged to tricaudatus. Most of the Baetids I photographed later in the season turned out to belong to other genera. That doesn't mean there aren't multiple important tricaudatus broods around here -- I just haven't been in any one place long enough yet to track the local hatches in any detail. | |
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| Konchu | April 10th, 2007, 11:50 pm | |
| Indiana Posts: 200 | Thanks for your honesty, troutnut. Does anyone from western North America have perspective on their local tricaudatus hatches? | |
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