Show Notes
Hey Folks, Here are some the crayfish patterns I mentioned on the podcast. First we'll talk about Rick Hafele's pattern. I'm pretty sure he calls it the creeper crayfish, but I'm not 100% sure. The original pattern is pretty simple: Claws - Red Squirrel bunches tied either side of hook and divided Thorax - dubbing to match color Legs - soft hackle to match color Carapace - Red Squirrel butts from claws tied over dubbing. (I find it helps to fold the squirrel forward, tie it down and then fold it back over the dubbing to form the carapace). Rib - gold wire Abdomen - continue with dubbing Overbody on tail - continue with red squirrel butts Telson - tail - leave the butts long but trimmed even Modifications I add include mono eyes and a bead at the tail. The bead is nice in that it adds weight, but also forces the telson up so it doesn't get in the way of your eye. The thing I really like about this fly is that you can tie smaller sizes and easily modify the color based on what you have locally. Check out this picture: Where from left to right, the claw/overbody material is: Either fox squirrel or grey dyed red squirrel Reedbuck (for my South African readers - and because the color is a good match for my local crayfish Red Squirrel (the teeny Eastern US species) and Grey Squirrel Another of my favorite patterns is Kelly Galloup's "Galloup's Craw. Super simple and very suggestive: Side view:
Top View:
which is super simple. Head/Antennae - spun deer hair - small bunch with a few fibers left long for antennae Claws - Zonker rabbit strips Body - cross cut rabbit strips to match claws. Palmered Telson - a trimmed bit of the cross cut rabbit strip I love this because it is super simple and it is easy to modify. I love using squirrel strips in place of rabbit. And because there is no top or bottom, you can tie lead eyes on and it will ride hook point up (and be weighted). Lastly Selene's Orange Sure Bet:
This fly is a killer- Head - brass cone Body - trimmed deer hair - orange, tied muddler style Tail - Orange and Chartreuse Zonker Strip (and good luck finding this!). So, with that I'll sign off til next episode!
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!