05-25-2006, 03:20 PM
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Which insect brings trout to the surface 12 months a year? Mayflies or caddis flies are good guesses, but they’re dead wrong. The answer is midges, tiny swarming gnats that buzz over the surface of just about every body of water. Although midges resemble mosquitoes, they don’t bite. They just stimulate some of the best winter trout fishing you’ll ever encounter.
FYI [/size][/green][/font] [ul] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Almost 2000 species in North America [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Are found in all but the most polluted aquatic conditions [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Presence in large numbers may indicate organic enrichment [/size][/green][/font][/li][/ul][font "Poor Richard"][size 3][green]Description [/green][/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Up to 1/2 inches long [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]One pair of tiny, fleshy legs below the head and one pair on the back end [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]The back end sometimes has a tiny pair of extensions that look like brushes [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]A thin dark line (digestive tract) can be seen inside the body [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Thin, slightly curved, segmented and inch-worm-like body [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Distinct, often dark head [/size][/green][/font][/li][/ul] [center]
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Which insect brings trout to the surface 12 months a year? Mayflies or caddis flies are good guesses, but they’re dead wrong. The answer is midges, tiny swarming gnats that buzz over the surface of just about every body of water. Although midges resemble mosquitoes, they don’t bite. They just stimulate some of the best winter trout fishing you’ll ever encounter.
FYI [/size][/green][/font] [ul] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Almost 2000 species in North America [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Are found in all but the most polluted aquatic conditions [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Presence in large numbers may indicate organic enrichment [/size][/green][/font][/li][/ul][font "Poor Richard"][size 3][green]Description [/green][/size][/font] [ul] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Up to 1/2 inches long [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]One pair of tiny, fleshy legs below the head and one pair on the back end [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]The back end sometimes has a tiny pair of extensions that look like brushes [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]A thin dark line (digestive tract) can be seen inside the body [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Thin, slightly curved, segmented and inch-worm-like body [/size][/green][/font][/li] [li][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Distinct, often dark head [/size][/green][/font][/li][/ul] [center]
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