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Troutnut | July 20th, 2011, 5:16 am | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | I'm hoping some of you guys can help refine a few of these IDs. I'm especially curious about the species of Cinygmula for these three nymphs. One of them is just an oddball, lacking the protruding mouthparts that are normally a key characteristic of the genus. It was the only one I found like that. The other two represent the two main types of nymphs I found in abundance, one with much more prominent white markings than the other. Species recorded previously in Alaska are Cinygmula mimus, Cinygmula par, Cinygmula subaequalis, and Cinygmula tarda. | |
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist | ||
Konchu | July 20th, 2011, 8:31 am | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | if someone figures out the nymph associations for western Cinygmula, and can id the species, let me know... | |
Oldredbarn | July 20th, 2011, 9:49 am | |
Novi, MI Posts: 2608 | Womderful pics you two! You are on a roll... Looks like you are having fun up there...You on vacation or have you finished up on the PhD? The weather looks nice from where I sit. Alaska's an interesting place and for the most part I think we have images here of its always being under ice and cold...The few months of warmth are pretty intense for nature...A lot has to happen in a short time...Wildflowers in bloom and just about every creature on a serious feed! Winter is always, "just around the corner". Thanks for including us J & L...Wish we were there! Spence | |
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively "Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood | ||
Troutnut | July 20th, 2011, 1:13 pm | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | You on vacation or have you finished up on the PhD? Still working like crazy! Summers up here mean "work hard & play hard." | |
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist | ||
Entoman | July 20th, 2011, 2:14 pm | |
Northern CA & ID Posts: 2604 | Luke - if someone figures out the nymph associations for western Cinygmula, and can id the species, let me know... Excellent point that can be applied to genera in a lot of families. The best we can do with photos of the "tough ones" is apply descriptions from science/reputable angling texts as best we can and go with what seems most reasonable. The most often used words should be "probably" and "possibly". If info comes along later refuting the placement, we'll just have to move them. I think this a better way to go then simply throwing everything into familial or generic categories unless determinations can be made with absolute certainty (which is impossible with most photos in the first place). But this is the angler in me speaking.:) Regards, Kurt | |
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman | ||
Konchu | July 20th, 2011, 7:30 pm | |
Site Editor IndianaPosts: 505 | But this is the angler in me speaking.:) :) indeed | |
Motrout | July 23rd, 2011, 7:16 pm | |
Posts: 319 | I enjoyed the post. My father grew up in that part of Alaska and the Gulkana was one of his favorite rivers. He talks about that river all the time to this day, so I found this pretty interesting. Great pictures, thanks a lot! | |
"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/ | ||
Entoman | July 27th, 2011, 7:25 pm | |
Northern CA & ID Posts: 2604 | Hi Luke -If info comes along later refuting the placement, we'll just have to move them... But this is the angler in me speaking.:) :)Indeed Just to clarify, you do understand I meant for angler oriented sites right? Don't want you to think I'm a total luddite.:) Kurt | |
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman | ||
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