We Conserve, Protect and Sustain our Coldwater Natural Resources
Jacob's Fork Delayed Harvest
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Green River Delayed Harvest
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Mitchell River, fall
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Mitchell River on a Catskill
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Wilson Creek Delayed Harvest
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Our january chapter meeting, what a great crowd, what a great speaker !
Thank you evan dowdy.
Fly of the Month - January 2015
Grey Black Bivisible
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Small Black Stone Dry
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Tom and I have made a game changing decision. Rather than present just a fly of the month, we thought a deeper series of layman’s entomology paired with fly tying may be more useful to both angler and anglers that are fly tyers. Our first article for 2015 is in two parts, Winter Stoneflies. Part One will cover the adult stage and Part Two will cover the nymph stage. We will have either two part articles or three part articles where more entomology pairing is in order. We hope you have enjoyed the Fly of the Month articles and you will appreciate the upcoming articles even more. Our intent is for you be become a better angler as well as a better tyer.
Winter Stonefly – Part One - Adults
During the cold, winter months of December thru March in the Southern Appalachians, winter stoneflies flourish when there are few other aquatic or terrestrial insects around. Depending on local nomenclature, these insects may be called Early Winter Stones, Small Winter Blacks, Willowflies, Snow Bugs or Snow Fleas. Winter stoneflies hatch systematically during the winter months much like most other aquatic insects hatch during the spring, summer or fall. These are insects with antifreeze in their system that allows them to be mobile during even the cold days. The Blue Winged Olive (BWO) mayfly will hatch during the winter months only during a warm, cloudy day.
There are actually two groups of winter stoneflies, Capniidae, which are considered the Small Winter Stoneflies and Taeniopterygidae, which are considered the Early Brown Stoneflies. The Early Browns may sometimes appear in the snow yet by their brown color and larger size, they are not mistaken as Snow Bugs or Snow Fleas and their hatching timeframe is late-winter often when the snow may no longer be around in the Southern Appalachians. The Early Winter Stones may be size 14-22, typically the adult is size 20 and the Early Brown Stones may be size 14-18, typically the adult is size 16.
There is more to this article and the tying recipe as well. Go to the Learn to Fly Fish page and look under Fly Tying Classes or cut and paste the address below :
Winter Stonefly – Part One - Adults
During the cold, winter months of December thru March in the Southern Appalachians, winter stoneflies flourish when there are few other aquatic or terrestrial insects around. Depending on local nomenclature, these insects may be called Early Winter Stones, Small Winter Blacks, Willowflies, Snow Bugs or Snow Fleas. Winter stoneflies hatch systematically during the winter months much like most other aquatic insects hatch during the spring, summer or fall. These are insects with antifreeze in their system that allows them to be mobile during even the cold days. The Blue Winged Olive (BWO) mayfly will hatch during the winter months only during a warm, cloudy day.
There are actually two groups of winter stoneflies, Capniidae, which are considered the Small Winter Stoneflies and Taeniopterygidae, which are considered the Early Brown Stoneflies. The Early Browns may sometimes appear in the snow yet by their brown color and larger size, they are not mistaken as Snow Bugs or Snow Fleas and their hatching timeframe is late-winter often when the snow may no longer be around in the Southern Appalachians. The Early Winter Stones may be size 14-22, typically the adult is size 20 and the Early Brown Stones may be size 14-18, typically the adult is size 16.
There is more to this article and the tying recipe as well. Go to the Learn to Fly Fish page and look under Fly Tying Classes or cut and paste the address below :
http://www.rockyrivertu.org/caddisfly--stonefly-dry-fly-patterns.html
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o Learn where to fish and how to fish for trout or share your knowledge with others
o Participate in streamside daytrips and/or camping trips - bring a fishing buddy or make new fishing buddies
o Seek a trout fishing mentor within the chapter or become a mentor for others
o Learn to tie your own flies or improve your fly tying skills
o Participate in streamside clean-ups and conservation projects
o Be a part of and support Trout In The Classroom
o Be a part of and support NCTU summertime Rivercourse Fly Fishing Youth Camp
o Attend monthly program meetings and learn from our guest presenters
o Attend the local fly fishing shows and annual fly fishing film festival
We who trout fish together ...will work together to
Conserve, Protect, and Restore our Coldwater Streams
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Conserve, Protect, and Restore our Coldwater Streams
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