Aka Green Caddis, Green Sedges or Rhyacophilidae.  A common, easily identified caddis - at least in it's larval stage, that has wonderful behavior that makes it fun and effective to fish.   We'll talk about the critter - but also a lot...

Welcome to Episode 37 - where we'll be talking about those things that are large enough to see, but to small to really see what they are.  things like water mites, daphnia, copepods and ostracods.   They may not be too important for...

True bugs?  What is a false bug?  Well, true bugs is the term used by entomologists to refer to the guys that are in suborder Heteroptera.  You may know them as the backswimmers, water boatmen, water bugs, and water striders.  Join...

Hi folks, Sorry for the delay in getting this out - but here is an episode all about crane flies.   Pretty cool stuff once you take a moment to actually spend some time looking at them.  Enjoy! 

We all look at spider webs to see what has hatched - but this dives into the critters who actually make the web.  There will also be a few stories about my troubled relationships with these creepy crawlies. 

Here you have it!  An episode about March Browns - for April.  Check out the blog for some pics and patterns - and enjoy the episode! 

Yep - an episode about Drift - that phenomenon where insects drift in the current and that we intentionally and unintentionally imitate.  There is a surprising amount of why/when/how that is out there.  Plus plenty that we don't know. ...

Yes, this is the "amphi-podcast".   Amphipods are a super important trout food - often being found year round - but they are also interesting in their diversity.  We'll even talk about mind control in this episode!  

Hi Folks - all about Winter - we are in the depths of it, so why not learn something about it!  In particular, how the critters fish eat survive it.  No blog post, but here are two links:  Here is one for the Western Maine Fly Fishing...

Happy New Year!  All about beetles - terrestrial and aquatic ones.   Lots of patterns on the blog this episode, so check it out at http://anglersentomology.libsyn.com/