Jordan Ck: Numerous stoneflies seen today 2/2/24

[blitzinstripes]

These were the 16-18s, Les. I thought it was way early, but it was before that cold snap that lasted a bit. Def not size 20s you might see in the drifts on an early winter day.

To Beweave's question too, I had a solid day with a basic zebra midge on steroids, like a 16 with a larger silver bead fished near the bankside eddies and pockets, even a 16 soft hackle on the dropper tag.

Nothing fancy, to poopdeck's point.

Ditto on the zebra midge. I did very well on 18-20 black zebra midges on Saturday. Not really a stonefly pattern of course, but the size and color seemed to do the trick anyhow.

 

[Dave_W]

I have seen some little stones here and there throughout the winter.
They were pretty heavy on the Susquehanna today - water temp was 43 degrees, which is warm.

 

[Mike]

I’m a but entertained and in awe of them. I consistently find them crawling around on commercial buildings, most recently yesterday) and on our screens 0.5-1.0 miles from any stream or river. This is important to keep in mind when there has been a devastating water pollution event or when a stream has gradually been recovering from a history of pollution. It’s one method through which streams become repopulated with aquatic insects.

 

[blitzinstripes]

I had a couple little black stones buzzing around work the other day and we're a good mile or two from any decent stream. One hitched a ride on my sleeve and followed me into the restroom. 😁