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Does anyone here get into the entomology aspect of fly fishing?
I want to start keeping a sort of insect library of the rivers that I fish. Does anyone else have a bug "library" for specific rivers or regions? I ordered some basic entomology tools (vials in various sizes, some fine mesh nets that attach to your landing net, that sort of stuff.)
I think this may be a helpful tool to aid in tying a closer representation to the natural aquatic life in my home river. (Grand River, Oh.) So I was wondering if anyone here does anything similar?
Thank You in advance.
I don't have an "insect library" per se, but I do have notes that I keep on all local streams of all the mayfly, caddis, and stonefly hatches I see and have put them into a spreadsheet ( I know, I have too much time on my hands) this has taken me 20+ years to do.
What fascinates me more than just about anything is that no matter how accurate my "hatch tables" are, every year something bizarre happens.
This year on one particular stream in the area noted for its sulpher hatch, I caught a 23" brown on a grey caddis - in the middle of the sulpher hatch ! They simply would not take a sulpher and I had to scramble to figure out what this fish was rising for.
I saw this happen SO MANY times it just amazes me. That was just one instance, previously I caught fish on BWOs during a massive Hendrickson hatch, sulphers during a green drake hatch and I can go on and on.
IMO , the bottom line is this: just because a hatch is going on, doesn't mean you'll catch fish on that pattern during that hatch - try something different if your "match the hatch" fly isn't working.
That being said, it does help to know what is hatching as well as when and where. It does increase your chances of having a productive day.
I think the best way to do it is to accumulate the knowledge yourself or rely on trusted locals.
As far as the nymphs go: I always turn over stones along the stream and put something on that somewhat matches the size and color of the nymph, if you have a hare's ear, pheasant tail prince, muskrat and a caddis emerger, you should do fine. If all else fails, a copper john might be the ticket even though it resembles nothing natural that I know of.
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