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Taxon, Well, your knowledge sounds impressive, anyway, even if it isn't impressing the trout. (And timely expertise, at that! Thank goodness you could help Eric with the bugs in his hole. :wink: :lol:) W. Right, wolfe, thank goodness for that. One shudders to think of the consequence absent that ti...

Taxon, dare I venture to guess you are an avid fly fisherman? With your expansive knowledge of the insect world, one would surmise you have an edge on the trout. 8) Walrus! hahahahaha! :lol: W. wolfe- Yes, I am an avid fly fisher. However, I don't have an edge on the trout. Several of my friends, w...

Taxon, That's some cool info. That's why I love this site! You can always learn something...all's you gotta do is ask! Welcome to the site, by the way, Taxon. Entomology...wild stuff! W. PS: what is that in your avatar pic? It looks like a walrus. :?: :lol: wolfe- Thanks for the generous welcome. J...

That looks about right taxon, if you looked real close at them you could see 2 little tenticles at the head with a tiny black spot. thanks for the info now what worries me is maybe the trout have too much feed in that lake. Eric- Right. The "tentacles" are actually antennae, which are use...

Eric, That's why flyfishing was invented.... :wink: Fishboy- Too funny. By the way, thanks for posting a link to my site. You were certainly on the right track with "fresh water shrimp, scuds, or other kinds of invertebrates that the fish eat", and would likely have come up with Daphnia ,...

interesting thread. I don't know why but I wouldn't expect to see those types of critters under the ice. Kinda neat. Scott- The open water species are light-sensitive and known for their vertical migration, moving downward during daylight hours, and upward during hours of darkness. Assuming the ice...

eric- Based on the size, they were likely Daphnia , often called water fleas. However, that is a misnomer, as they aren’t insects, but rather, crustaceans. Anyway, assuming that’s what you saw, they’re not only harmless, but trout often feed on them. This is what they look like under high magn...