Stonefly Nymph - Twin Tiers Five Rivers

Trout Bugs
All You Need to Know to Get Started
March 25, 2010
Kirk Klingensmith
Trout Bugs
Stonefly
Mayfly
Caddis
4 Major Aquatic Familes
a) Overview Life Cycle
b) Photos
c) Action Shots
Midge
Goal:
Enough to Get Started & Catch Fish
Expose you to Fascinating area
The More you learn
– the more fish you’ll catch
– and the more you’ll appreciate
this side of God’s creation
Video Excerpts from:
from California
School of Fly
Fishing by
Ralph & Lisa Cutter
www.flyline.com
Mayfly
Mayflies
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The popular “Poster bug”
Look like a sailboat
Flies like a helicopter
Typical 1 year Lifecycle
Hatching occurs about the same time of
the year for each species
• Most species hatch last several days
• Hatch is prime time for dry flies
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Hendrickson
(Ephemerella subvaria)
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Hendrickson Dun
(Ephemerella subvaria)
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Hendrickson Spinner
(Ephemerella subvaria)
Caddis
Caddis
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Most prolific trout stream insect
Get to know caddis and caddis behavior!
Look like a pup tent
Flies like a moth
Typical 1 year life cycle
Species hatch at specific times
Hatches last longer
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Caddis Larvae
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Grannom Pupae
(Brachycentridae )
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Caddis Spotted Sedge
(Hydropsyche )
Midges
Midges
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Very prolific trout stream insect
Looks and flies like a mosquito
Life cycle varies ~ month to annual
Species hatch at specific times
Hatches can last for a month or more
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Midge Larva
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Midge Pupae
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Midge Adult
Stonefly
Stonefly
• Long 1-3 year life cycle
• Flat wings – big legs – like a caddis who’s
been working out
• Species hatch at specific times
• Most species hatch on land – hand around
for weeks before mating
• Imitate as nymph or adult laying eggs.
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Golden Stonefly Nymph
Acroneuria lycorias
Golden Stonefly Nymphs
Acroneuria lycorias
A Fly Fisher’s Guide to the South
Platte River by Pat Dorsey
Little Yellow Stonefly
(Chloroperlidae)
Other Bugs
Dragonflies
Damselflies
Terrestrials:
Beetles, Ants, Grasshoppers, etc
Not to Mention Minnows, Crawfish