NebraskaToMontana 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2014 Native to China/Vietnam, giant Dobson Fly. From CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/22/world/asia/giant-insect-china/ Anybody planning on tying a few of these in preparation for an Asian dry fly trip of a lifetime? Hah. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2014 Just tie one of those things on a leader, and let him catch the fish for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditz2 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2014 That thing probably eats fish for dinner. Something about "turn about is fair play" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hairwing 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 That would take one hell ab a woolly bugger to imitate that nymph ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artimus001 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 i would not want to be bit by that flies larva. ouch. i found the part about being an indicator for water quality interesting. i think i'm going to kick over a few rocks the next time that i'm out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 that bug probably IS dinner! no thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishypieter 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Imagine that thing landing on your face while fishing. Will scream like a little girl. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravytrain 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 ok dronlee, Corodoba Sergio, Fred H, lets see it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Imagine that thing landing on your face while fishing. Will scream like a little girl. LOL One night in Oklahoma on the lower Illinois river below lake ten killer, me and the kids were sitting by the camp fire and something caught my eye. It was dark and I thought I saw something by my arm on my chair. When I turned on my head lamp, OH @*#%$%#%#,,, It was a walking stick that was close to 5" long crawling on the arm rest of my chair. At first glance(it was dark) I jump out of that chair so fast, kids were laughing so hard at me. We spent the next 30 minutes playing with it before setting it on its way. To quote "scream like a girl" well not exactly, but I did let out a "OH MY GOD" and broke the sound barrier leaping from that chair. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 This is what I saw crawling up my arm that night. I didn't take this picture but this is what is was and as big. What a cool bug it was. Was like playing with a toy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 I have quite a few Dobson flies around here. I took some pictures last year when they were turning into adults. I was finding them half transformed around the river and lots of them flying around at night. I have not seen many this year but found a few in my kick seine a couple times in the last few months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Are we sure the aliens haven't landed. That nymph on the blue sheet looks truly odd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 I think it died during its transformation. I found it mid day on a rock so it was getting close to being bug jerky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Nah it was looking for unsuspecting skinny dippers to enter an oriface and finish its transformation into a creature ready to take over the universe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandflyx 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2014 lots here in pa. had one on the deck last week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites