Sulphurea

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Terje

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Very nice

[FlaFly 0]

It is nice. I've never seen that mayfly. Do you have a photo of a live one? I'll bet you do!

[dryfly purist 0]

Thanks, guys :-)

 

Unfortunately i don´t have a picture of the Sulphurea live so this link will have to do :-)

 

http://www.euroflyangler.com/html/insects/species_taxa.php?id=4&ph=Arthropoda&sph=Hexapoda&cl=Insecta&or=Ephemeroptera&fa=Heptageniidae&ge=Heptagenia&sp=sulphurea

 

Terje

[FLdk 0]

The sulphurea must be one of the most beautiful mayflies i have seen.

Really something speciel to see this "little" yellow beauty floating down the stream
Never seen a lot of them, a few on a good day is all. Never seen the spinners either.

The few duns i have seen, they have been on the water as long as i could follow them visually, left alone by the grayling and trout.

Can´t say i have caught many fish on the fly, but that will not prevent me from fishing with it, or enjoying seeing it

PS: I don´t have a picture of the dun either, only of the nymph. Which might be a Heptagenia fuscogrisea instead, i can´t tell the difference

[mikechell 0]

I thought a spinner was any mayfly. After laying eggs, and being exhausted and dying, they spin around on the surface of the water until waterlogged and sinking.

[FLdk 0]

Correct mikechell
The spinner is what the dun becomes.
I think all spinners have glass clear wings, while the dun has different shades of grey(ish). Or in some cases other colours.

I know one place in Norway where you will see the sulphurea with yellow wings.
Maybe we should call the nymphs for kids, the duns for teenagers, and the spinners for adults

[dryfly purist 0]

The sulphurea must be one of the most beautiful mayflies i have seen.

Really something speciel to see this "little" yellow beauty floating down the stream

Never seen a lot of them, a few on a good day is all. Never seen the spinners either.

The few duns i have seen, they have been on the water as long as i could follow them visually, left alone by the grayling and trout.

Can´t say i have caught many fish on the fly, but that will not prevent me from fishing with it, or enjoying seeing it

 

PS: I don´t have a picture of the dun either, only of the nymph. Which might be a Heptagenia fuscogrisea instead, i can´t tell the difference

I totally agree with you, FLdk :-)

Heptagenia Sulphurea is in my opinion the most beautiful mayfly. In my river Rena in Norway this mayfly is real trout food for sure. It hatches in large numbers and both trout and grayling are feeding

on them as often as they can :-)

 

It´s very difficult to actually see the differens between Heptagenia Sulphurea and Heptagenia fuscogrisea and i also struggle to see the difference especially late in the evening :-)

 

Terje

[FLdk 0]

I will have to make a stop there next time i pass Rena.

Make a pot of coffee, and look for those yellow beauties

[dryfly purist 0]

I will have to make a stop there next time i pass Rena.

Make a pot of coffee, and look for those yellow beauties

You should absolutely do that, FLdk

If you do, contact me and have that cup of coffee down at out cabin :-) :-)

 

Terje

[FLdk 0]

Thanks Terje
I most certainly will do that

[dryfly purist 0]

Thanks Terje

I most certainly will do that

Looking forward to it :-)

 

Terje