Helgrammites???
Several years ago, while fishing the Mokelumne, I came across a what looked to be a larval stage of a very large bug in the shallows below a fast riffle. It was colored dark on the head/thorax but sandy or tan for the abdomen. There were three matched pairs of legs on the thorax and a number of matched pairs of legs on each segment of the abdomen and a tail (antennae ) The overall length of this larva was approximately 2" and it was a thick bodied bug. This larva might be able to grab a Trout and throw it out on the bank
In doing some research on this bug, I decided that it might be an Alder Fly Larva (Helgrammite). It could, also, be a Riffle Devil. Has anyone, here, had any experience with this type of bug I know that Stonefly Nymphs are commonly referred to as a Helgrammite but that is not what I'm referring to.
Haven't used it yet but I tied up a nymph based on the fly using dark brown dubbing for the head/thorax and dark brown goose biots, facing the eye of the hook, for the legs. The abdomen is weighted heavily and tan wool yarn is used to cover the weight. The legs for the abdomen are tan goose biots facing the bend of the hook. For the tail, a pair of tan goose biots are tied in facing the eye.
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