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... if we could fish only one fly it would be a chironomid pupa!

Throughout the open water season chironomids are the number one, and therefore the most important,  food item in a trouts diet.  Although they are perhaps the toughest discipline for the fly fisher to master, they offer the greatest rewards. If we could fish only one fly on the still water lakes of beautiful British Columbia it would be the chironomid pupa!

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Water Boatman ....... photo by Ruben Breitkreutz

Water Boatmen are aquatic bug members of the Corixidae family.  They are mostly plant-eating insects but also eat algae and other small aquatic organisms. Some are predaceous and feed on mosquito larvae and other small aquatic animals. In turn, boatmen are important prey for many larger aquatic animals.

Water boatmen have elongated oval bodies and can grow to about 12mm long. They have broad heads with large eyes, short flat front legs and long skinny middle legs, but are most recognizable by their oar like hind legs.

The Boatman inhabits ponds and slow moving streams, where they swim right side up near the bottom. Similar to the back swimmer, they swim with two long legs that look like oars. There are approximately 525 species known worldwide, 132 in North America alone.

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Welcome to the World of the Dragon ... photo by Ruben Breitkreutz

Like Damselflies, Dragonflies belong to the “Odonata” insect order.  The Dragonfly has large multifaceted eyes, two sets of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. They are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Dragonflies are predators that eat mosquitoes & other small insects. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams & wetlands because their larvae, known as “nymphs”, are aquatic. Dragonflies have two fishable life cycles – the nymph and the adult. They are big ticket food items and are therefore very important to trout … which makes them very important to fly fishers as well!

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Caddis ... big ticket trout food you need to know more about!

The caddis fly life cycle consists of a full metamorphosis including stages as egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Their life cycle normally takes between six months and two years to complete. All caddis larvae are grub like in appearance having three pairs of thoracic legs, a segmented abdomen, with two hooked pro legs on the last segment. Most larva live in fixed or portable shelters.

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BC Interior Damselfly Nymph - get to know them & catch more fish!

Damselflies belong to the “Odonata” insect order which contains over 650 different species worldwide. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest.  Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated. The life cycle of the damsel includes egg, larva (nymph) and adult stages varying in length from 1 to 4 years.

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A BC Interior Adult Mayfly ... photo by Ruben Breitkreutz

Mayflies are found in fresh water lakes & rivers around the world. There are approximately 2,500 different species known worldwide with over 600 species in North America alone. The Mayfly is very pollution sensitive, which means if  mayflies are in or around the water should be of a good quality.

The Mayfly life cycle consists of two underwater stages (egg and nymph), and two terrestrial stages (dun and spinner).

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Fresh Water Shrimp ... Irresistible Trout Cuisine!

Scuds are present throughout the entire open water season making them a very important source of trout food.  They are particularly useful in the early spring and late fall when forage for other insects is scarce as the main hatches have either yet to start or have already run their course. Their constant presence also makes them a great searching pattern.

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leeches ... the meat & potatoes of the trout world!

Leeches are present throughout the entire open water season making them a very important source of trout food. They are particularly useful in the early spring and late fall when forage for other insects is scarce as the main hatches have either yet to start or have already run their course. Their constant presence also makes them a great searching pattern.

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