My morning commute begins close to the South Platte and as I sit at the traffic light several mayflies landed on my windshield. And they were a pretty good size. Ahh, the things that make the commute enjoyable.
I’m not an entomologist but I think this is gonna be a buggy summer. I’m on the banks of the South Platte just north of downtown and there is a storm of caddis moving around. Not unusual but I think that this more gradual spring is going to allow for larger bugs. The theory is the more gradual increase in temps is allowing more maturity time.
I’ve also noticed a good quantity of hoppers in my yard. Small ones appeared weeks ago and the ones yesterday were bigger. This is surprising but it may also be that I’m putting more time into the lawn and gardens this spring and noticing this for the first time.
I need to make it to Bear Creek for some hopper dropper fishing. Maybe I can get out for a couple this Sunday- there’s also a great BBQ joint on the way home.
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