identify what im seeing

[fishing4thehog]

Im having a hard time identifing what im see in the water.. Stone flies,scuds,caddis and so on.. is there a book that will show pictures of all stages of the bugs.. Pluse show pictures of what type of flies to use.. The nymphs under the rocks i think were stone fly.. The have 3 defined body segments.. 6 legs with a split tail.. They were dark brown almost black..
As you can see i need help..[:/]
Thank
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[riverdog]

You're describing a stonefly nymph. I saw tons of them yesterday. I just looked them up on the internet when I learned to identify various flies and nymphs. I'm sure someone will know some good books. I'm hoping the stonefly hatch will start any day now. [fishin]
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[doworkonfeesh]

go to your local fly shop and there is a book called western hatches and flies gives you all the bugs that are located in the western part of the usa
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[sinergy]

Better yet go to your local library tons of resources on fly fishing books. They even have dvd's [cool]

Also for quick reference Here's a link to Orvis Hatch chart

http://www.orvis.com/intro.aspx?subject=253&bhcp=1
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