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One of the most important things to a choosy trout is the one thing my close-up pictures can't show: motion. Fly tyers imitate motion by using lively materials, and fly anglers imitate it with subtle rod-work, but both need to understand how the real critters move.

Most of these were shot long ago with an ancient digital camera, but I'll be adding higher-quality material this year.

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Isonychia nymph swimming around
Starring: Isonychia bicolor Mayfly Nymph
These nymphs may be the best swimmers of all North American mayflies.
StateWisconsin
LocationNamekagon River
Date ShotJan 19, 2004
Date AddedMar 31, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
CameraOlympus C740UZ
Another Hexagenia
Starring: Hexagenia limbata Mayfly Nymph
StateWisconsin
LocationMarengo River
Date ShotMar 1, 2004
Date AddedMar 31, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
CameraOlympus C740UZ
Ephemera 2
Starring: Ephemera simulans Mayfly Nymph
This little Ephemera nymph swam around for a while and tried to burrow into the sand in my photography tank.
StateWisconsin
LocationMarengo River
Date ShotJan 13, 2004
Date AddedMar 31, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
CameraOlympus C740UZ
Pteronarcys
Starring: Pteronarcys dorsata Stonefly Nymph
StateWisconsin
LocationNamekagon River
Date ShotFeb 7, 2004
Date AddedMar 31, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
CameraOlympus C740UZ
Damselfly Nymph on the Prowl
Starring: Calopteryx Damselfly Nymph
Damselfly nymphs are among the most effective invertebrate predators in freshwater. You have to see one in motion to get a feel for their slow, deliberate style of stalking.
StateWisconsin
LocationNamekagon River
Date ShotJan 31, 2004
Date AddedMar 31, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
CameraOlympus C740UZ
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