Recent content by Troutnut

Cool find! I've never seen one in a desert pool before, not that I've looked in very many of those. I have found fairy shrimp in little wet potholes alongside alpine lakes in Wyoming. I think they're the reason why some popular high-lake "scud" patterns are tied with little marabou tails.

I agree with Roger that Calineuria californica is the most promising guess. The markings at least look very similar to the reference specimen on my website, although I wasn't 100 % positive about the ID on that one. The characteristics needed for a definitive ID in the key unfortunately are...

Oh yikes Roger, sorry to hear about Mark! I tried emailing him early this year, hadn't heard back, and wondered what was going on. He was a great guy and will very much be missed.

First day on the water chasing trout this year was a pretty one: I saw maybe five Skwalas in the air, watching for them pretty closely. There were tons of small midges on the water, not getting any interest from trout, and quite a few BWOs, also not getting much interest, at least on the...

Figured these might be timely, as I was staring at them on my tying bench the other day trying to get the colors right before heading to the Yakima. I'm kind of out of practice on tying, but I improvised some messy, eye-crowded, lopsided abominations that fooled a few fish and at least closer on...