March Brown?

[tomgamber]

Forgotten more than should as I age. Usually just have a color, size, pattern for everything any more. Are these March browns?

BTW, we have cell at camp. Back to airplane mode. And I'm impressed by my phone camera.

 

[coach]

March Brown it is!

 

[Dave_W]

coach wrote:
March Brown it is!

Agree.

 

[JackM]

Grey Fox variety.

 

[Paraleptalata]

Agree with JackM. Definitely Grey Fox

 

[redietz]

For beginners, a gray fox is just a color variation of the March Brown, not a different insect.

 

[JackM]

They used to be considered different species. Some streams have both varieties; some have one or the other. To trout, they are both delicious.

 

[Baron]

And they are a type, or from the family of, mayflies?

 

[tomgamber]

They been popping all weekend on the Sinnemahoning. Nothing but smallies and BIG Fall fish on buggers though. Maybe tonight.

Mostly kayak hatches.

 

[redietz]

And they are a type, or from the family of, mayflies?

Yes, they're a species of mayfly.

 

[afishinado]

Baron wrote:
And they are a type, or from the family of, mayflies?

As a start to learn about aquatic insects often imitated in fly-fishing, below is a link to the "Troutnut" site listing the insects by their common names. This is a great place to find pics and info about many of these insects in their different life stages.

http://www.troutnut.com/common-names

 

[Baron]

Thanks Afish,
I think I'm a member over there, I'll check it out. As a Comparative Phynomogylist I have a need to see these critters live as well. Sure is fun when you read about something and see a photo and then find it live in the woods.

 

[troutbert]

Baron wrote:
Thanks Afish,
I think I'm a member over there, I'll check it out. As a Comparative Phynomogylist I have a need to see these critters live as well. Sure is fun when you read about something and see a photo and then find it live in the woods.

"No results found for Comparative Phynomogylist"

 

[Baron]

"No results found for Comparative Phynomogylist"

Thats because you don't have a secret decoder ring for 19 century fishermen.