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Presentation: “Who’s under those Rocks” by Jeff Heilveil
Thursday March 20, 2025; 7:00 PM
Entomology is a great Spring Fly Fishing Topic. Join us at our general meeting to hear a presentation by a professional entomologist. Find out about the more prolific bugs that we use as flies and more.
Talk Description: Many of you have turned over stream bottom rocks and observed life on them. What you see is a guide on what to tie on for a presentation, especially if you plan to nymph. However, it also gives a good indication of what to select for a dry fly. How do you identify what you see on the river bottom?
Join us when Jeff Heilveil tells us how to identify what we find underneath and on top of stream bottom rocks. They will likely be caddis, mayflies, stoneflies, or midges but how do you know what is what? Shape, size, and activity gives us clues but proper identification guides us to proper fly selection.
Jeff will show us how to discern between the various choices and take us through the lifecycle of these common stream insects. Looking at the timing of their life stages and understanding the natural behaviors will help you understand how the models for your flies move around in the stream.
Bio: Jeff Heilveil is a Professor in the Biology Department at SUNY Oneonta. Jeff’s an aquatic entomologist who teaches a wide array of classes including entomology and stream ecology. In addition to training students to identify species of stream insects, he also teaches courses in experimental design to better prepare students to perform meaningful surveys and habitat assessments.
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