DOES ANYONE HAVE AN EXTRA CALENDAR…I THINK MINE IS BROKEN – THE HENDRICKSON DUN HATCH

by Paul Weamer • March 21, 2012 • 7 comments

A male Hendrickson dun (E. subvaria)

 

Well, it’s official.  Winter has ended.  The biggest snowstorm in Central Pennsylvania occurred in October, so it’s not like winter was slow to release its grip.  But yesterday’s spring arrival brought an unexpected visitor.  After fishing elsewhere for a few hours in the morning, I decided to take a look at Upper Penns Creek in front of my house.  I saw the usual Blue Winged Olives and stoneflies fluttering in the air.  But then a larger mayfly lifted from the water.  Then another.  Trout began to rise, and I grabbed my butterfly net to capture and identify these bugs.  They were Hendricksons, a month before they’re supposed to be here.

A few Hendrickson nymphs, almost ready to emerge

 

This one emerged in my hand

 

The weird weather in recent years has made hatch charts completely unreliable.  But my friend Charlie Meck reminded me, just a few days ago, that he doesn’t use hatch charts.  He looks at the flowers.  Forsythia has been blooming for two days around my home.  And when the Forsythia is in bloom, the Hendricksons emerge.

A female Hendrickson dun on a Forsythia petal

 

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  • korbin

    is there a such thing as a "normal" hatch year anymore??

  • WoollyBooger

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  • teamer

    Don't remove the comment section……if you do, they win and the voices of reason, or dissent or just opinions on the topic will be silenced on this venue…..these nasty people try to be hurtful in the hope we will just quit and go away….some of us are hurt by the decisions of the greedy and sometimes we are in the majority….why should we be quiet because a minority of self-serving people are rudely commenting……I have trouble understanding how people who are being hurt by the actions of others will embarrass themselves by defending those doing the harm…….Paul Weamer should continue his thoughtful writing…..he has many, many supporters

  • Andrew Ramish

    I have the privilege to talk with Paul at his shop, not all of you do. Its a shame that so few can destroy so much.

  • dr.spey

    Paul Quixote you are my hero. Go get them Big guy. The pen is more powerful than a sword.

    • Philosoraptor

      If actions speak louder than words, how is the pen mightier than the sword?

  • FlyGuy5495

    I laid a dollar bill up there and it took it and didn't give me any change. I demand restitution.