hankofhair 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 ` Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Now I get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Flytire please tell us about that pic a little?... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 It looks like a larva ready to emerge ... outer skin full of air to float to the surface. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 umm its a midge, chironimid, buzzer or whatever you want to call it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 I want to call it a midge pupa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjm 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 But, but, but it's not black nor red...looks like it does have the fluffy white gills tho They think 10,000 species world wide and over 3,500 species in N,America. some have distinctly raised "ribs". I call it pupa also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salmobytes 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 RE> all that (natural) contrast Shut my mouth. I've netted and photographed lots of bugs but not like those. Perhaps I need to look at them closer to hatch time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Thanks Mike, that does answer it. I thought possibly the photo might be altered to achieve that effect... I've seen only underwater pics before, and streamside, and I've always known about the trapped air, but until seeing that photo haven't fully understood how much their bodies really do glisten with that trapped air. @tjm, same, I guess the flash / lighting really brings that out when they're out of water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Midge. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTc6RwQQvZ-hay1rQ_rbZhYGAjXliAb8toybY8jeBUOtJ5YhpoyRg Midge larva https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e8/2c/8d/e82c8daf91c7ce052b60ac1741612756.jpg Midge pupa https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-u24ja/product_images/uploaded_images/midge-pupa.jpg?t=1461885546 Yes, correct terminology is "pupa". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 Easy to see why Phil Rowley's Chromie works so well. (Image from Fly Craft Angling) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tctrout 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2018 Some great patterns in this one, as this style is one that works! The Zebra I have fished for the last year was shared with me by Jake Adamerovich of Competitive Angler, and there's just a couple changes from the original. Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites