Midge Emergers..Pupa

[ducksterman]

Given the same body of water...stillwater...

Will the midge emergers [pupa] pretty much be the same..that is in size and coloration ???... a lot of variation?????

I'm not asking what the fish think....

[Garic]

there can be a wide variation in both size and colour, even on a 5 acre water (thats in the UK, so I would assume the same on your side of the pond), I have seen anything from black to light olive and ranging from size 20 to 10 in hooks to immitate them.

[MOturkE]

Duck,

I think the variation in the "midge-classification" of insects would force me to say there would be a great variety of pupa types and colors in a single body of water. The insects might be segregated by water temp, food supply, predator populations, etc. I've never spent enough time studying the insects to know of any definitive examples, it just seems a reasonable possibility, since the same can be observed of the mayfly. I've seen different varieties of mayflies on a single body of water before.

According to the current article on "Not quite... Entemology" an article entitled "More midges - Diptera" by Jeremy Barela, (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/nqento/) It states that midges will vary in color in all stages. It's not specific about a single body of water.

Hope this helps.