Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 Saturday was one nice day. I could not resist, taking out the Fund Raiser Action Rod to give it a try. I also took out a reel I had got through the trading post forum here. I walked down the side of the river until I found a big windfall and used the tree as a place to set up my rod. I have a small pocket watch, with a thermometer, so I hung this on a branch to check the temperature. I also have a water thermometer that I tied to my line. I took my line and tossed it into the river and then directed it beside the bank in a small eddy. I let it sit there for a bit. Then checked to see it was bottomed out, so I could no get a good reading. I had a look at my other thermometer and saw it was 9.9. I let it sit there for a few more minutes as I fixed up my line with a size 6 mikey finn. The tempature had climbed just like that 10.5 then 10.6. Celcius. I decided to fish with a smaller streamer that what I normaly would, and alot slower. I readched a bend where I usually stop and walk arround some busshes and trees. We call this place Wino hollow, I will show another photo of this area and a few more insect photos. This area is warm,sheltered, and gets the sun all day. I found these insects. here and am not realy sure what they are. There were also two sizes of spiders, here is the smaller one, http://www.flytyingforum.com/uploads/galle...e7dd4f2d999.jpg. I will add another post of Wino Hollow where you will see the side hill, free of snow and some more photos of insects Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carver 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 It's in the air, I can smell it! Can't you? Smells like SPRING! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 Here is a look facing Wino Hollow from down river. You can see that the snow is gone on the side off the hill. Here is a couple of pics of some of the insects I found and took home to get a better shot. And the fund raiser rod in action I know these pictures are hard to see, but could anyone help identify any of these insects? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2006 Daryn- Please don't be offended, but given the focus and/or resolution of the photographed macro-invertebrates, positive identification is problematic. It looked (to me) like a cranefly and perhaps a sowbug on the snow, but I would be just guessing. Hope this helps, but don't try to take it to the bank (horrid pun, that). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fly time 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2006 they kinda look like tater bugs to me but im not shure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
