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PaulRoberts	March 23rd, 2018, 9:22 am
Colorado Posts: 1776	Hi all. The midge emergences are now on in my local warmwater ponds. These are the large Chironomids (~#18/16). Any idea whether such critters emerge at certain times of the day? Pupae in the morning? Egg-layers... ? I saw a mating swarm late morning yesterday, under mostly cloudy skies. Any ideas on emergence timing for larger Chironomids?
Troutnut	March 23rd, 2018, 10:33 am
Administrator Bellevue, WA Posts: 2555	I have no idea about midges specifically, but a very rough rule of thumb for this early in the season is that cold-blooded things tend to be the most active, including for emergence, at the warmest time of day.
	Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Adirman	March 29th, 2018, 8:44 am
Monticello, NY Posts: 490	Early season trout fishing is ideal for the late risers for sure cuz best action is middle of the day, in contrast to the entire rest of the season 😁😁
Jmd123	March 29th, 2018, 8:56 am
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2415	Actually, early summer, when I don't even bother fishing before 8 p.m., REALLY lets me sleep in late! ;oD But yes, around these parts the Hendricksons and any early caddis seem to come off in the early afternoon - essentially the warmest part of the day. This IS nice as Adirman says, you are fishing in daylight! Of course, later in summer during hopper season the warmer sunnier days are better, and I will start in the afternoon with hopper imitations and end at dusk with caddis... I would guess midges would come off in the afternoon early in the season. Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Adirman	March 29th, 2018, 10:30 am
Monticello, NY Posts: 490	Reading your post gets the juices flowing for some good evening dry fly fishing action!! 😊
PaulRoberts	March 29th, 2018, 2:31 pm
Colorado Posts: 1776	Thanks, all.

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