Episode 49? Pics and Patterns for Quill Gordons

Hey all - I don't have any pics of an adult Epeorus pleuralis but here are some nymphs. Note the two tails and the flat, triangular body with eyes on the top of their head. Also note the broad gills on the abdomen - they are always moving. So in terms of patterns, as I mentioned on the blog, there is a really nice pattern from Ed Ostapczuk's Epeorus. Tail: Wood Duck Flank Rib/Gills - brown saddle - trimmed top and bottom Underbody - Lead, wrapped with brown floss. Abdomen: Red Fox and Brown Rabbit dubbing Wing Case: Turkey Thorax: Beaver Dubbing Legs: Brown Partridge This is my adaptation of a Shenck's Cress Bug - where all it is is, in my case: Head: Flymen Fishing Company's Evolution Clinger Bead Head Tail: Pheasant tail Body: Beaver dubbing, in a noodle, trimmed to a triangular shape Wing Case: Turkey Tail Another fly I really like, that also uses these bead heads is a fly called the Evolution Heptagenia Nymph. I also like Gink and Gasoline's Heptagenia nymph and lastly is my brilliant Iron gerzonkulator - which, who knows how the heck it will do - but if nothing else it will raise eyebrows when your buddy opens your fly box. Tail: Pheasant Tail Underbody: Lead zonker strip. Trimmed to a triangular shape Legs: Hen hackle sandwiched between zonker strip Overbody: Bug skin - or thin skin, your choice. Camo'd with marker Eyes: Critical. Large and googly is obviously the best. So there you go! Oops, and almost forgot - here is me, a few years ago, in front of the cemetery where Theodore Gordon was buried:

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Episode 49? Pics and Patterns for Quill Gordons is an episode from Angler's Entomology Podcast by Eric Frohmberg.

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This episode was published on Jul 24, 2022.

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