Freshwater invertebrates guide

The insect and springtails section of the Landcare Research freshwater invertebrates guide has some trippy images of some of your favorite bugs. That alien like looking beast above would be an Oniscigaster mayfly nymph.

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"Flyfisher's eyes. No.9" Silver Creek

 Caddis, caddis, caddis.

Forecast calls for 2 to 4 inches of mayfly accumulation

So thick they use leaf blowers to remove the bodies.

LINK (via: CBS 4 Minnesota)

And bad enough to cause traffic accidents.

Fly Fishing

The habitat and the life of Caddisflies

Taster's Guide to Mayflies

The notion of a mayfly-tasting guide has been aging in the dark, cool cellar of Jim Dean's subconscious since the early 1970s.

Included are samplings of both Eastern and Western mayflies, along with a few other insects trout commonly consume.

LINK (Via: Fly Rod and Reel)