What kind of insect

[bullelk01]

3 of us went to Starvation yesterday. Caught one great rainbow. When cleaning it the stomach was full of the same type of insects. They had a head and mid body like an ant but a rear end like a wasp. long narrow wings and they were black with white markings on the top of the tail. What kind of insect were they? Can any one help
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[limitone]

Was it this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plecoptera
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[Troll]

Rule of thumb,
Wings pointing up like the sails of a boat= Mayfly
Wings fold to look like a tent= Caddis
Wings folded over top of one another= Stonefly

There are many species of each that come in several colors and multiple sizes.

https://www.google.com/search?q=stone+fl...20&bih=900
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[utroyalwulff]

This guys website can probably help you identify the insect. Bring ur phone to a picture or a collection bottle which are cheap at sportsmans and those places. and so u could post an image so everyone could look.

http://www.troutnut.com/hatch/965/Stonef...den-Stones
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]Maybe flying ants? The new queens and drones go on their first mating flight as soon as the warm weather kicks in.
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[bullelk01]

When the wife saw it that's exactly what she called it. A flying ant. The fish's gut was packed so full I cant believe it could even think about eating.
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[bullelk01]

I'm not much of a phone or camera guy or I would of had a picture. That would of been so much better.
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[Joe_Dizzy]

They might be chironomids (large, lake-dwelling midges)... they hatch all season long from ice out to ice up... makes up about 50% of the trout's diet until the water temps get into the 50s.

Here is what the adults look like:





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[Troll]

These or ants are most likely because of them being in still water. Most Stoneflies live in fast moving water.
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[bullelk01]

After reviewing some pic's of flying ants I'm all most certain that as TubeDude said they are flying ants. There had to be a whole bunch because that old boy was stuffed full of them.
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