The average young mayfly imbibes 27 cups of coffee per day, and we’re supposed to quit fishing at dark? Like Hell, them bugs is whooping it up into the wee hours and we’re forced to stand on the bank and watch. A change in environmental conditions should trigger a DFG review of allowable fishing hours, and for $35 per season, I’m within my rights to insist on it.

Entomophagy is the practice of eating bugs, lots of them. It’s the lastest trend in low fat, high protein dining. For fishermen it may shed some light on what Trout prefer to eat, then again, it may be an excuse for another fringe religion that assumes a space ship is hidden behind a comet.

Illesia is the online journal of Plecoptera researchers, outlining new additions to the Stonefly genus and offering a rare glimpse of some of the true tools used in identification. Fishermen proudly yell of their discoveries and may pause a bit in their lust for latin when they realize they’re not even close. It’s all part of the sport, couch anglers and instant entomologists - all to be taken with a grain of salt.

An awful lot of mayflies shucked their adult skin on my garage door last night, likely a lethal mixture of loose morals and cheap rotgut. I’m sure the females discovered the difference between water and concrete - while the males laughed with great sensitivity.

The mayfly gill is being studied by scientists to speed the detection of air and waterborne toxins, replacing older sensors and the “canary in the coal mine.” Biomimicry is the burgeoning science of replicating natural process to aid in creating new technological advancements.

Caddis build cases from gold flakes and precious materials. French artist Hubert Duprat makes art from spun silk and precious stones.

I remember seeing a documentary on this years ago, where they left on the overhead lights of a gas station to observe a Mississippi river Hex hatch.
So many bugs were attracted it took half a day  to clear the parking lot using bulldozers.
Fishing would be out of the question, as I’m not sure you [...]

How’s your entomology? The 50 million year old mayfly likely needs to be keyed to genus and species.
..or you can take the shortcut, and hope no one notices you might have bent the rules a bit..
An Islamic text entitled “The Atlas of Creation” has created quite a stir, it purports to show Darwinism doesn’t [...]

The Singlebarbed “Grinch” took the day off giving us a rare opportunity for some European feel-good advertising. We promise to follow up this rare optimistic post with something hellish and deadly..

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I’m perusing yet another entomology tome that discusses the phases aquatic insects endure to finally get their wings, each author insists the “post-lactating-pre-nuptial” phase is overlooked by anglers, and fish knock snot out of flies that imitate it.
A dark spinner, looks innocent enough and you’ve got plenty in your flybox..

I got your “phase” right here, buddy. It’s [...]