ILikeFish 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 So while I was in Sinnemahoning this year for my annual fishing trip in may, I flipped some rocks. This was my first time flipping rocks to look for insects, so I was pretty pumped when I found this guy... I have heard they were in areas of PA, but never saw one. This one was pretty big (I think, bases on the only one ive ever seen...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Hi Josh- You sure took a nice photo. It's a Boreal Stone, Acroneuria lycorias. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Great shot Josh!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conehead 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 We fished the Broadhead in the Pocono area and found a lot of those stone fly nymphs. That was the first time I ever saw them in PA as well. They are big bugs and very colorful. Conehead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted July 16, 2008 I'm not sure of the species but there is a very similar stone to be found in Neshannock Creek. Bob has a specimen in the shop and when the adults are flying around it's like small birds, especially when the Dobsonflies join in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chromeseeker 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2008 very nice photo,i live in n.e.ohio,and stone flies are in the streams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2008 I live at the base of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. I fish here and in Western Maryland. The North Branch of the Potomac River and the Savage River. They are all over the place around here along with 3 other types of stone flies. eastern fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2008 good photo! these were extremely common in the streams and rivers of northwestern Pa where I grew up. As kids, we'd flip a rock, pick up a stonefly nymph, put it on a hook, catch a fish, and repeat. We caught everything from shiners to sunfish, to bass to trout with them. Then we figured out how to build and use a kick-net, and were able to get a day's supply of all kinds of nymphs in about 5 minutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHise 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2008 Nice shot. I had a few of those for breakfast this morning. :yahoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites