Early Black Stonefy - Aurora Snowfly (Allocapnia aurora)

[JakesLeakyWaders]

From today. bodies ribbed brown and black underneath.

 

[bigjohn58]

Question...whats the nymph look like?

 

[blueheron]

They are tiny, two tails, dark body, size 16 hook. I generally fish a dark 14 or even 12 two tail soft hackle.

 

[sandfly]

nymphs of the early black and brown stones:

 

[blueheron]

Nice pictures sandfly

 

[bigjohn58]

Yeah that second one is what they look like on Fishing Creek I believe...thanks!

 

[crepuscular]

Sandfly, what makes you say Allocapnia for the adult? I'm not sure but that adult looks pretty big, and A. aurora is a pretty rare stonefly and not documented in Berks County.

 

[zenherper]

I saw some early black stoneflies out today.