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Tuckcast	July 14th, 2019, 11:22 am
Posts: 2	I took these from the mouth of a trout I caught in Oil Creek in NW PA. I occasionally find these in the mouths of fish in this stream. These bugs were out of water for about 8 hrs when I remembered about them. As soon as I put them in water 2 of them just took off swimming. The 3rd one had expired. What I’d like to know is: Are these fish food or parasites of some sort? The large one is about a size 18 nymph hook.
Taxon	July 14th, 2019, 6:44 pm
Site Editor Plano, TX Posts: 1301	Hi Tuckcast- Welcome to this site, :-)
	Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Millcreek	July 14th, 2019, 6:46 pm
Healdsburg, CA Posts: 339	I think they may be Argulus americanus. It's a parasite. Further information can be found here; https://www.google.com/search?q=argulus+americanus&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlqZmv8bXjAhWLQs0KHTibAX4QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1536&bih=722&dpr=1.25#img
	"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" -Albert Einstein
Tuckcast	July 15th, 2019, 4:04 am
Posts: 2	Thanks so much for the ID. I Guess I won’t bother trying to tie an imitation.

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