Bug experts: I need advice

SquatchHunter · September 28, 2007, 8:10pm

Can anybody shed some light on what this might be? September, Gallatin River, Montana.

Green drake? Grey drake?

Too bad the lighting isn’t better.

Any help would be great!

As always, i appreciate it!

bwo3 · September 28, 2007, 8:29pm

i think that you were right with the gray drake but im not real sure

Saltamontes · September 29, 2007, 4:05am

flav?

DShock · September 29, 2007, 4:55am

I think it’s a Gray Drake. www.troutnut.com/specimen/242

flyfishfairwx · September 30, 2007, 5:38am

I agree with DShock Gray Drake, what size 10, 12 ?

SquatchHunter · October 1, 2007, 3:53pm

Yeah, somewhere in there.

I appreciate the help!

Greg_F · October 1, 2007, 5:13pm

Adams, size 12.

clarkman23 · October 1, 2007, 7:57pm

It does look like the Flavs that I’ve seen over at the Metolius…

I’m no expert though…and it does look like that picture of the gray drake…

here’s the url
http://www.westfly.com/ento/mays/flav.htm

~Randy

Taxon · October 7, 2007, 10:46am

SquatchHunter-

I believe your mayfly to be a female Ameletus subimago, commonly referred to as a Brown Dun. There are at least (11) Ameletus species known in Montana, many of which are not described in flyfishing entomology literature.