Show Notes
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of whitefly nymphs or adults. Last time we were fishing this hatch we were having so much fun I didn't take any pictures. Something I'm still kicking myself for ... sort of... But here are some flies you can tie up if you want to fish these guys - starting with Selene's whitefly nymph she designed:
The pattern is: Tail: Cream or Grey ostrich herl Body - two yellow glass beads Gills -ostrich herl tags pulled up from tail and lashed down between beads Thorax - brown or tan glass bead Wing case - turkey quill over brown or tan bead Legs - remaining ostrich herl tied down. Eyes - plastic dumbbell eyes
Another cool whitefly nymph pattern can be found here - at the American Angler Magazine.
Next is an idea from Thomas Ames, Jr. - a white usual, to imitate the adult. I thought this was a great idea, so here you go:
Tail: Hare's foot - from between the toes Body: Hare's foot dubbing Wing: Hare's foot - from between the toes A White Wulff is a standard fly to imitate a whitefly dun. I'm kind of partial to Wulffs because Lee Wulff actually lived in this area of Maine for awhile - his kids went to the school that my kids are going to. Anyway, I modified it into a parachute pattern - which I like as I feel it imitates the spinner or a cripple more effectively:
Lastly, Selene was tying up a bunch of Hexamongous for an order and we had the great idea of tying up a white one to imitate a Whitefly cripple. We immediately called it a Honkeymongous, which is probably politically incorrect, but there you go. This is in a size 14 - the previous flies are a size 12 or so, but a size 14 for this fly is right size with the longer tail/shuck, etc. Here's the fly and the pattern:
Hook: Tail: Mallard flank feather fibers Body: White or cream dubbing Rib: Dental floss (split in this case to match the smaller fly) Loop wing and wing: Mallard flank feather fibers
There you go - a pile of flies to fish your next whitefly hatch. Enjoy
More from Angler's Entomology Podcast
A discussion of metamorphosis - focusing on simple metamorphosis as it relates to mayflies, stoneflies, and damsel and dragonflies. And of course rambles about the nature of change. I hope you enjoy.
Hey Everyone, Here are the pictures and patterns that are relevant to Part 1 on of metamorphosis - focusing in incomplete metamorphosis and the critters that do that. (Primarily mayflies, stoneflies and dragon and damselflies). First, though, as promised in the podcast, here is what a silverfish looks like. A little worse for wear - he's (or she) has been pickled for 8 years, so it's lost a lot of its color. Normally, they are a very silver color - hence the name. In some ways you may say this looks a little like a mayfly nymph. In real life, looking at them, you would not mistake them as being different.
Hey everyone. I hope you enjoy today's episode on black quills. I have some nice pics and patterns on the blog, so check that out too. Email me ([email protected]) if you want a guided entomology/fishing trip and get your loot at Selene's Fly Shop.
Hey everyone. Here is my blog post for Episode 54: Pics and Patterns for Black Quills. First let's take a look at the nymph. Here is a nice black quill nymph with a scale in centimeters. It is hard to see, but note the length of the antennae and the nice dark wing cases. That suggests he (or she) is likely to hatch soon. (Well, if he (or she) wasn't pickled in alcohol since 2003). Also fyi, this one was collected in a pond - which make sense, they migrate from moving water to still water to hatch. In contrast, the next specimen was collected in a stream, and you'll note the lack of developed wing pads (noting it was also collected earlier in the season).
Hey folks, hope you all enjoy part 2 of our discussion about how insects reproduce. Lots of wild stuff in this. And check out the blog - I added lots of cool pictures that are relevant to both episode 51 and 53. Enjoy!