07-30-2009, 05:03 AM
I am relatively new to the area and hoping this is the place to start. I am originally from the northeast (Maine) and did a fair amount of fly fishing there. I do OK here but nothing to write home about. I believe what I am lacking is the entomology part - bugs are different and time frames for hatches are different here.
I was on the upper Weber tonite and I was engulfed by an unknown hatch. Literally thousands of small (1/2 - 3/4 ") white moth like insects were flying just above the water. They appeared to have upright wings - so a mayfly of some kind? Never could catch one so don't know much else to classify it. They did not appear to be touching the water at any time so I don't believe they were laying eggs - just swarming about 6 inches to 2 feet above the water.
The strange part was that I never saw a fish rise or even a swirl. If the fish were taking emergers it was well before they reached the surface.
Can anyone recommend a book, video, person, etc that specializes in the local emtomology so I can begin figure out the local bugs and their hatch times??
I was on the upper Weber tonite and I was engulfed by an unknown hatch. Literally thousands of small (1/2 - 3/4 ") white moth like insects were flying just above the water. They appeared to have upright wings - so a mayfly of some kind? Never could catch one so don't know much else to classify it. They did not appear to be touching the water at any time so I don't believe they were laying eggs - just swarming about 6 inches to 2 feet above the water.
The strange part was that I never saw a fish rise or even a swirl. If the fish were taking emergers it was well before they reached the surface.
Can anyone recommend a book, video, person, etc that specializes in the local emtomology so I can begin figure out the local bugs and their hatch times??