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Family LeptohyphidaeObserver
gmetrasDescription
Swarms of these Tricos over the river.
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Pale Dun (Ephemerella dorothea)Observer
gmetrasDescription
This small Sulphur flew upward past me as I waded and I was able to touch it enough to knock it to the water from where I lifted it by a finger and photographed it, then bottled it.
There were no rises to the few Sulphur that hatched. There were few insects of any kind, though some mosquitoes and tiny midges.
I caught and released 2 rainbow trout 14", 16" and 2 brook trout 6", 8", 1 on a #12 and 2 on #14 foam ant pattern, and the 4th on a Y2K BH white + gold.
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Flies (Order Diptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Cranefly. Captured, bottled, and photographed the next day.
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Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)Observer
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This 11" wild brook trout caught with a #14 San Juan Worn, tan.
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Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)Observer
gmetrasDescription
This fat 18" brown trout caught with a #12 olive Wooly Bugger.
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Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)Observer
gmetrasDescription
This 14" brook trout caught with a #10 Goldie Streamer.
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Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)Observer
gmetrasDescription
16" rainbow trout caught with #24 Gary's Midge dry fly during a heavy midge hatch.
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Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Small, dark tan caddis. Heavy hatch of Caddis. No fish rising to them. Based on color, size and time of year, perhaps this is a Brachycentrus (?).
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Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Common name in this area is October Caddis.
This specimen was photographed on a tree trunk at water's edge as I was leaving the river.
Fish activity: A few scattered rises, but no insects observed on or above the water, except for this specimen.
Brook trout, from 3-14", were continuing to be actively spawning and holding on their redds, with larger rainbow trout holding behind the redds and circling abound them.
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Perhaps a Blue Wing Olive, Ephemerellidae, drunella,judging from its size, 6-7 mm, and its 3 tails, oliveish legs, brown-olive-tannish-gray body. Captured Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 11:00.
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Captured about 10:30. Hook size about 20-22. At first I thought this was a Tiny Olive, but it has 3 tails, so not Baetidae. Maybe BWO? But Oct. 3 is rather late to hatch.
Need help with ID.
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
2 tail mayfly, about 9 mm.
I suspect a Quill Gordon.
There were some scattered hatches of this type mayfly. I was able to capture and photo one.
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Rolled-winged, Forest, and Winter Stoneflies (Superfamily Nemouroidea)Observer
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Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Caddisfly with dark tan abdomen. About 9 mm long body. I suspect Family: Hydropsychidae based on color, size, and time of year. Insect flew onto my chest while wading and fly fishing. I put it in a container and photographed it the next day (today).
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Stream Mayflies (Family Heptageniidae)Observer
gmetrasDescription
This Cream Cahill captured on the Swift River, Belchertown, MA and photographed 2015-9-9.
Light hatch activity. Some trout rising. Caught several trout on terrestrial insects: ant and hopper patterns.
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Green Stoneflies (Family Chloroperlidae)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Yellow Sally.
Whippernon section.
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TaeniopterygidasObserver
gmetrasDescription
Female, early brown stonefly.
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Quill Gordon (Epeorus pleuralis)Observer
gmetrasPlace
Missing Location
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Dark Hendrickson (Ephemerella subvaria)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Turnpike Bridge area. Many insects hatching. Some rises.
Caught 1 Brown Trout on #14 Hendrickson merger,
Caught 1 Rainbow Trout on #14 Hendrickson comparadun,
Caught 1 rainbow trout on #14 Quill Gordon wet fly.
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Dark Hendrickson (Ephemerella subvaria)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Hendricksons, pair of female duns, bottled. Turnpike Bridge area, 9:30 AM
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Pale Dun (Ephemerella dorothea)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Some scattered hatches of sulfurs beginning at 8:00. Scattered rises, mostly trout sipping midges and emergers.
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Sulphur Dun (Ephemerella invaria)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Sulfur spinner c. 9mm caught in spider web 7:00
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Genus LeptophlebiaObserver
gmetrasDescription
2 tails, length c. 12 mm.
Insect was captured and photographed the next day.
Captured at the Y-Pool of the Swift River, Catch & Release Area.
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Brown Drake (Ephemera simulans)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Insect captured 11:30.
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Brown Drake (Ephemera simulans)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Many Brown Drakes, only a few fish rising. Caught 2 Brook Trout (8" and 12") on #10 March Brown Comparadun. Caught 1 Rainbow Trout on #12 March Brown Nymph in the Whippernon Pool section.
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Brown Drake (Ephemera simulans)Observer
gmetrasDescription
Many Ephemera simulans [Brown Drakes] duns in area. Caught 2 Brook Trout on #10 March Brown Comparadun, caught 1 Rainbow Trout on #12 March Brown Nymph. Not visible in this photo, but the insect has 3 tails.
