Yesterday I couldn't take it anymore, steelheading simply was not itching my summertime trout stream fix! The sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky, so I filled the gas tank and pointed my aging Buick in the direction of my favorite creek.
Despite the temperature hovering in the low 20's, it was quite a beautiful day. I left the fly rod at home so I could concentrate on capturing some quality picture and video of the insects. I have recently purchased a Nikon D90 and have been thrilled with its capabilities.
The water temperature was at 34f and I did most of my collecting from a lip on the head of a pool in about 10-15 inches of water. The bottom substrate was a mix of silt, small gravel, dinner plate size flat rocks and some aquatic vegetation. I found the highest concentration of insects in the fine silt and gravel buried under the larger rocks, nearest the aquatic vegetation.
Some of the insects feature include:
Stoneflies - Capnia and Acroneuria genus
Mayflies - Stenacron, Caenis, Ephemerella and Isonychia genus
Caddis Larva - Hydropsychide and Limnephilidae family
Crane Fly Larva
These aquatic Insects were collected in Western New York from a spring fed headwaters that eventually flows into one of Lake Erie's largest tributaries.
Best water quality indicators. Good video
CheckLike 5 days ago
Outstanding! Thanks for sharing!
bentpolski 6 months ago
Great. Thanks for sharing.
1001fishvids 11 months ago
Amazing that of over 750,000 species, only a comparative few are truly aquatic....
WimGrundy 1 year ago
Very cool video. Thanks !!!
fishingeuphoria 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. Very nice!
1001fishvids 1 year ago
Thanks! It is winter here as well and you gave me inspiration before I write some lesson plans. Have a good one.
branonpsu 2 years ago
Great vid! This will come in handy as a good tying reference.
boynabubble 2 years ago