Entities fly in Gila trout to Ariz. stream Nov 19, 2009
Good news for a fish whose diet consists of aquatic insects such as caddis flies, mayflies, and beetles. George Andrejko/Arizona GFD. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined by Blowing Up U.S. Mountaintops Nov 13, 2009
Rainwater flowing though the debris carries dissolved metals into waters below, a lethal stew for mayflies, the EPA says ... Minings threat to mayflies, which hatch in streams and grow to a quarter-inch to more than an inch (2. (Bloomberg)
Valley-area parks may poison trout to save yellow-legged frogs Oct 26, 2009
Insects, such as water boatman and mayflies, began showing up in bigger numbers because they were no longer on the menu for trout. And more snakes, birds, weasels and coyotes began feeding on the frogs. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Rare find on Laurel Hill Creek Oct 24, 2009
It seems appropriate then that during the sampling portion for the Management Plan conducted by the Somerset Conservation District a very unique find was made by District biologist Eric Null. During one of the macroinvertebrate collecting surveys on Laurel Hill a rare mayfly species was found. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
River of dreams triumphs over all Sep 20, 2009
At Troy, the number of clean water organisms found in the river, such as mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies, increased from one to six species between 1973 and 2002. The insects are critical to recreational anglers. (Albany Times Union)
Trading Jobs For Bugs In Coal Country Sep 3, 2009
Mayflies are, by scientific classification, not long for this world ... Hardier insect populations thrive in the absence of mayflies. (Investors Business Daily)
Pond Skimmers Help Remove Debris Aug 20, 2009
A small amount of leafy debris provides homes for animals like mayflies and caddisflies. These animals may eat debris and make their home in it. (Suite101.com)
Scottish species reach new heights Aug 11, 2009
Mr Macadam, a specialist in mayflies, said the upland summer mayfly (ameletus inopinatus) appeared to be retreating up rivers to cooler water temperatures. Two rare species associated with snow-bed grasslands could come under pressure from warmer temperatures. (BBC News -- Science)
Salewske Leads $2 Million 2009 Forrest Wood Cup In Pittsburgh Aug 2, 2009
"When I could find mayflies around the right kind of stuff, that day it worked really good for me. But by day two that pattern went by the wayside.". Rounding out the top 10 pros are Cody Meyer of Redding, Calif. (PR Newswire)
Oregon Recreation Report Jul 25, 2009
Dry flies mimicking grasshoppers and mayflies, fished upstream, are producing trout over 12 inches. ANTHONY LAKE: rainbow and brook trout. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Trout bums: The Perfect Stream Jul 17, 2009
We are dreaming of water to wade without fear of life and limb, and trout that are eating mayflies floating on the surface like perfect little sailboats ... There were other mayflies, a few caddis and even a few of the small yellow sally stone flies, but the PMDs were the favored food for the trout and all we needed to catch them. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Mayfly hatch leaves smelly mess for La Crosse property owners Jul 14, 2009
The mayflies had their annual summer bash this weekend and La Crosse area residents are stuck with cleanup chores ... This latest hatch left piles of deceased mayflies strewn along the streets and sidewalks and in La Crosse, individual property owners are tasked with clearing away the fishy-smelling insect corpses, officials said ... The mayflies that end up in La Crosse come from the Brownsville and Stoddard area, experts said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Trout bums: Shame on you, Robert Redford! Jul 14, 2009
But enough of this, we want to fish some clear water with real mayflies hatching. We want to wade out into a stream and not fear for our very lives. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Trout bums: Dumbest fish in America Jun 29, 2009
No mayflies or other bugs you may think as trout staples are to be seen. Minnows and other baitfish are sparse. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
John Rupkey: There are lots of varmints on Latsch Jun 18, 2009
Among the other animals I have seen on Latsch Island are the following: eagles, crows, deer, toads, frogs, fireflies, dragonflies, a family of red foxes, grackles, geese, northern water snakes, garter snakes, orioles, finches, juncos, mice, ants, beetles, worms, hawks, owls, mourning doves, squirrels, skunks, bats, woodpeckers, clever little river otters, rabbits, hummingbirds, wasps, hornets, bees, turtles, turkeys, sparrows, starlings, butterflies, mayflies, cicadas, wolf spiders, fishing... (Winona Daily News, MN)
Butte man lands Big Hole lunker Jun 16, 2009
To reach those portly sizes, Oswald said the big browns eat other fish while also having "unique genetics" that allows them to focus on gobbling fish rather than slurping caddis and mayflies from the surface like an average brown that would likely reach a maximum length of 19. 5 inches. (Montana Standard, MT)
Brook Trout on the Fly May 30, 2009
There they wait for mayfly nymphs (the larval stage of mayflies), or any other underwater foods ... Mayflies and caddisflies are their main food, but midges and golden stoneflies also make up part of their diet. (Suite101.com)
Better than the real thing - Bitterroot man’s hyper-realistic foam flies have caught on across the world May 29, 2009
And with the help of tools available from his Stevensville company, River Road Creations Inc., you can reproduce this fly pattern - called Tomsu s Supreme Hopper - and a host of other innovative foam flies ranging from tiny size 20 trico mayflies to mega-sized creatures designed to dupe bass and saltwater denizens. Tomsu and his wife Kathi formed their company as a hobby business 11 years ago after moving to the Bitterroot Valley from Texas. (Missoulian, MT)
Lake lessons May 28, 2009
"So we can go fast,'' said Cheyenne Barger, 12. "I think this is really awesome, except for the bugs,'' she said, at a station where the worms and mayflies did nothing for her. At another station, they learned from Sea Grant coastal outreach specialist Sara Gris, 25, an Erie native now living in Harrisburg, that the Great Lakes is now home to 185 invasive, or non-native, species, with the trend that one enters the waters every six to eight months. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Fishing report May 21, 2009
Mayflies are starting to come off. Don's, Lewistown. (Montana Standard, MT)
Why poetry will never leave us May 9, 2009
The Wilbur phrase that caught me this time, and took me back to when I was first under his spell, came from a little poem about mayflies ... He preferred to write about mayflies. (BBC News -- UK)
Few food items are more attractive to trout than wounded minnows (Today) Mar 29, 2009
In natural conditions about 90 percent of a trout's diet is bugs: mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies and other insects in adult and larval form, and terrestrial invertebrates that fall into the water ... "But if a minnow is easy to get, it's a large food item and is more energy efficient than gathering many smaller food items. One minnow equals [the nutritional value of] how many mayflies? How many stoneflies? But only if it's easy to get.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Salamander Decline Found In Central America Feb 11, 2009
(May 21, 2008) The description of an ancient amphibian that millions of years ago swam in quiet pools and caught mayflies on the surrounding land in Texas has set to rest one of the greatest current controversies. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Darwin celebrated, despite controversy, on 200th birthday Feb 10, 2009
The religious climate of Darwin's day favored "special creation," the belief that all species, from mayflies to manatees to mankind, were created separately by a higher power. Historians agree that Darwin feared the controversy that would attach to his name with the public release of this idea ("It is like confessing a murder," he wrote to the botanist John Dalton Hooker. (USA Today -- Tech)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar (Today) Feb 8, 2009
At monthly members meeting of Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited, Penn State entomologist Greg Hoover speaks about identification of the immature and adult mayflies. 7 p.m. Brentwood VFW Post 1810, 3801 Clairton Blvd., (Rt. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
