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Female Dolophilodes distinctus (Tiny Black Gold Speckled-Winged Caddis) Caddisfly AdultFemale Dolophilodes distinctus (Tiny Black Gold Speckled-Winged Caddis) Caddisfly Adult View 6 PicturesThis is a really strange specimen. I would guess it's one of the dry caddis pupa that scoots across the surface of the water as a pupa rather than emerging right away. Its "wing pads (
The wing pads on this final instar Baetidae mayfly nymph are extremely dark.
The wing pads on this final instar Baetidae mayfly nymph are extremely dark.
Wing pad: A protrusion from the thorax of an insect nymph which holds the developing wings. Black wing pads usually indicate that the nymph is nearly ready to emerge into an adult.)" sure don't look right, though. Maybe they're deformed and that's why I was able to find this one as a pupa in the first place. It also looks like it might be a caddis adult missing its wings, but since I found three of them, that kind of rules out such an anomalous maiming.

I found this one and one other on a midstream rock. The previous day, I caught a similar creature kicking around on the water's surface.

This one died and shriveled a little bit before I could photograph it, but it's basically in its original shape.
Collected May 29, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Female Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly SpinnerFemale Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Spinner View 6 Pictures
Collected May 27, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Geometridae (Inchworms) Moth LarvaGeometridae (Inchworms) Moth Larva View 6 PicturesI caught this inchworm lowering itself to the surface of a trout stream from its silk thread. I saw a couple others floating on the surface, so it's likely the trout were familiar with them.
Collected May 29, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Male Ephemerella dorothea dorothea (Pale Evening Dun) Mayfly DunMale Ephemerella dorothea dorothea (Pale Evening Dun) Mayfly Dun View 5 Pictures
Collected May 27, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Male Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly DunMale Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly Dun View 7 Pictures
Collected May 29, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Female Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly DunFemale Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun View 4 Pictures
Collected May 29, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
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Posted by JIMFLA on Apr 24, 2014
Last reply on Apr 24, 2014 by Wbranch
WHERE ARE THE PARKING SPOTS TO FISH THE BROADHEAD?
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