Troutnut.com Fly Fishing for Trout Home
User Password
or register.
Scientific name search:

> > Little Black Stonefly pics



This topic is about the Stonefly Species Allocapnia granulata.

The Discussion

AdirmanApril 14th, 2018, 1:56 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Hey guys, went out on the Neversink for awhile today and had a look around, saw a lot of little dark flies, may be the little black stone fly? Hard to tell cuz looked like Caddis too. Looks like about a size 16? Any pics of available of this species would be great.


Thanks
AdirmanApril 14th, 2018, 2:03 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
If it’s caddis maybe Apatania? Not sure if too early right now for them thiugh
WiflyfisherApril 14th, 2018, 4:39 pm
Wisconsin

Posts: 663
I saw the Little Black Stonefly (also called the Winter Snowfly) a couple of weeks ago in northern WI.

http://www.wiflyfisher.com/Little-Black-Stonefly-Hatch.asp
John S.
https://WiFlyFisher.com
AdirmanApril 14th, 2018, 5:04 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Thank you for the link w the pics!! This is clearly NOT what u observed today so must be caddis .
WiflyfisherApril 15th, 2018, 1:59 pm
Wisconsin

Posts: 663
Trying Googling "chimarra caddis" that might be what you saw.

I guess you also posted on the SGM forum.

HTH.
John S.
https://WiFlyFisher.com
AdirmanApril 15th, 2018, 5:23 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Yes you are correct, I believe that I saw Chimarra thanks 😊
Jmd123April 16th, 2018, 6:14 am
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
Little black stones should be showing up in these parts any time now. I have seen them in March on the Huron and Red Cedar Rivers downstate. Not this year, though! In fact, we have had absolutely zero insect life of any kind yet this year. Been a cold one and that's not over yet.

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
AdirmanApril 16th, 2018, 4:05 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
What are goodnikitation patterns for the little black stones and how would one fish them? 😊
Jmd123April 16th, 2018, 8:09 pm
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
I think maybe a dark Elkhair Caddis, black with grey wings? About a #14-16. Thing is, I've never seen fish surface feeding at this time of the year...? Too high, too fast, too cold? Here in MI I have never seen any dry fly activity (i.e. hatches heavy enough to bring fish up top) until we have some fairly warm weather - which we have none of this year. Early season is gonna be ssssslllllooooowwwwww around here...

The earliest dry fly activity I have ever seen here in MI was on the Rifle back in 2012, after a short winter and early spring, on the 13th of April. Early brown stones, imitated by a brown EHC, which brought three strikes but no hook-ups. Consolation prize was a beautiful 14-inch brown that slammed a streamer on the way back down to the car!

Hard to imagine right now...

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
AdirmanApril 17th, 2018, 8:45 am
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Ok sounds good and I hear you about the lack of dry action early season so maybe fishing it wet could be productive?

Congrats for the brown

Thanks Johnathon,


WbranchApril 20th, 2018, 4:45 pm
York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2733
I see Little Black Stoneflies all over the lower WB of the Delaware if I go up in mid April. I have seen them flying over the river and have seen fish rising to them while doing spring yard clean-up.

I tie them on a #16 dry fly hook, very simple, no tail, wrap a abdomen with black floss or black fur, tie in a hank of light gray or white Antron for the wing. Tie it so it lays down on a 45 degree angle, then 3-4 turns of a good black hackle. That is all there is to it.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
AdirmanApril 21st, 2018, 6:03 am
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Thanks Matt, you fish this pattern wet or dry?
MartinlfApril 21st, 2018, 3:58 pm
Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233
It's a dry pattern, and one a favorite Delaware guide showed me years ago. It's a great pattern!
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Quick Reply

You have to be logged in to post on the forum. It's this easy:
Username:          Email:

Password:    Confirm Password:

I am at least 13 years old and agree to the rules.

Related Discussions

TitleRepliesLast Reply
Re: The unusual weather
In General Discussion by Softhackle
4Mar 12, 2012
by GldstrmSam
Re: Bonefish
In Fishing Reports by Martinlf
3Dec 19, 2022
by Jmd123
Re: Midge Sizes
In General Discussion by Lastchance
7Jan 9, 2009
by DSFlyman
Re: Great hopper fishing
In Fishing Reports by Motrout
5Aug 27, 2010
by PaulRoberts
Re: Burbot fishing during break-up on the Tanana River
In Site Updates by Troutnut
2May 13, 2011
by Jmd123
Re: A pretty day on the river
In Fishing Reports by Partsman
1May 26, 2022
by Taxon
Day 2 on the Rifle - 14 trout and yellow lady's slippers
In the Photography Board by Jmd123
0
Re: Black stonefly
In General Discussion by LittleJ
5Nov 19, 2007
by Flybyknight
SWPA: What's hatching on the home-base?... week of 5/6/11
In General Discussion by Jtberez
0
Re: Trout behavior different seasons
In General Discussion by Rickhill
6Oct 28, 2011
by Sayfu