Trout Prey Videos
One of the most important things to a choosy trout is the one thing my close-up pictures can't show: motion. Fly tyers imitate motion by using lively materials and fly fishers imitate it with subtle rod-work, but both need to understand how the real critters move. That's where these videos come in. Plus, they're fun to watch!
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 | Water Boatman RowingStarring: Corixidae Water Boatman Adult Shot: Jan 31, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| Water boatmen are excellent swimmers, and you can see here how they use their oars to push themselves through the water, a motion easily imitated by the fly fisher. |
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 | Ephemera 1Starring: Ephemera simulans Mayfly Nymph Shot: Jan 13, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
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 | Swimming Baetisca Mayfly NymphStarring: Baetisca Mayfly Nymph Shot: Jan 31, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| The clumsy-looking mayfly nymphs of the genus Baetisca are surprisingly good swimmers. |
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 | HexageniaStarring: Hexagenia limbata Mayfly Nymph Shot: Jan 12, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| This is one of the earliest videos I made, and I was experimenting with a tank and background that didn't work very well. |
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