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The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
3w ago
I'm hoping a few of you would share your ideas on this subject of Chubby Chernobyls vs. Grass Hoppers. Personally I'd rather throw a hopper, but if for no other reason than the buoyancy of the foam, it seems a lot of people, guides and fly shop employees, want to throw Chubbies. Thinking back to last summer, I think I probably even caught a few more fish on Chubbies, but really, they're just a bit of foam with rubber legs and some fuzz. Some of them are so cheaply made they can't cost more...
Chubbies vs. Hoppers ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
3M ago
An awful gift from my lovely wife!
Pan Pastell /R on Pastelmat Paper ,30 x40 cm ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
4M ago
It is a good swimmer, and is about the size of a dime. Seems like some kind of water beetle. Trying to ID it to see how long it's available to fish, and whether it always looks like this. Thanks ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
8M ago
Woke up to find this on the wall of our kitchen:
From a google search, the large eyes seem to indicate it's a male. And two feet away on the wall was this (photographed on a facial tissue):
We live in the East Bay, in the city. But last week we were at our cabin for 4 days. I was fishing daily. Could this guy have survived as a nymph 6 days on some of my fishing gear, before crawling his way up the wall (from out of my...
Morning Surprise ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
8M ago
People who confuse Entomology and etymology, bug me in ways I can't put into words ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
8M ago
Any ideas? Central MN not far from the Mississippi River on the side of my work building. PMD? Looked like a 16 or 18 ..read more
The Fly Fishing Forum » Entomology
8M ago
Clearing out some weeds against a retaining wall and this is why I always wear leather gloves and long sleeves. Even though I've already been bitten by one of these two different times, I still don't like to tempt fate!!
I run into all kinds of spiders, this one caught my attention. I have no idea what type it is, maybe someone else can identify it?
Then I found this guy another day while I was...
Couple of spiders and something else ..read more