stonefly nymph? photos

[fishaholic69]

never seen a nymph until today. looked down from fishing to see this thing floating by! after getting home and looking it up it looks like a stonefly nymph to me? what ya guys think?

[flybop]

Looks like an early black (or brown) stone fly that is in the process of emerging into a winged adult.

[fishaholic69]

it was on the top of the water. unless it was on some ice on the side of the stream and I broke it and it fell in?

[Bugsy]

Early stonefly nymph...maybe Taeniopteryx sp.

[flybop]

Most stone flies crawl to the edge of the water and emerge into the winged adult out of the water. I have though seen many early black stone flies emerging mid stream on my old home stream back in Pa. What is often thought to be a "hatch" of early black stones is in fact the females flying out of streamside vegatation and returning to the water to lay thier eggs.

[fishaholic69]

thanks guys. I need to keep my eyes open for more.

[flyfshn76]

early black or early brown but that def is a stonefly the wingpads are the easiest way to tell.

[Flyfish4troutguy]

yupp stonfly for sure, seen a hatch today, but i didnt have waders on i was just out for a walk, damn thing flew right up on my ear and scared the heck out me 10 mintues later when he decided to catch a ride an appear on my cheek

[fishaholic69]

1st time I ever saw any nymph ever. pretty sweet to kno they are in the river I fish!
we have lots of silt and I always heard thats not good for bugs that live in the streams.

[Flyfisher121]

The skwala stoneflies are just starting out here on the Yakima river
(washington state) The males have wings but the never develope only
the females.
Flyfisher121