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Title: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Woolly Bugger on March 13, 2013, 09:15:08 AM
March 19 Chapter Meeting:
"Aquatic Insects of Small Streams"
By Matthew Greene


Come find out which aquatic insects inhabit small streams that you fish. More importantly, you will see live insects, get a brief introduction to aquatic insect habitats, and learn about the habitat-fishing decision relationship.   The featured speaker will be Matthew Greene.

Matt studies how reservoirs influence the biodiversity, population dynamics, and life histories of aquatic insects that live in tailwater rivers. As a master's student at North Carolina State University, he is currently studying how the South Holston Reservoir influences the development, generational cycle, and population dynamics of the sulphur mayfly,  Ephemerella invaria. Matt is broadly interested in EPT taxonomy, the evolution of aquatic insects and their divergence patterns, and what drives productivity in tailwater rivers. When not conducting research, he can be found scouting out newly discovered trout water in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia or casting dry flies and floating nymphs to selective trout.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Mudwall Gatewood 3.0 on March 13, 2013, 10:17:41 AM
This should be a great meeting.  I have talked with Matthew and his work on the SOHO tailwater is way overdue.  From his research, he will be able to answer some of those burning questions about those darned SOHO yellow critters.  I am as excited as a dog in a hubcap factory over what he will eventually tell us.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Beetle on March 13, 2013, 10:41:28 AM
Does this mean you are venturing this way next week Muddie?   Holler
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Mudwall Gatewood 3.0 on March 13, 2013, 10:51:01 AM
Quote from: Beetle on March 13, 2013, 10:41:28 AM
Does this mean you are venturing this way next week Muddie?   Holler

John, send me some directions – directions that a hillbilly, without a GPS, TomTom, or whatever, could follow using a paper map.  Also highlight places to eat– sustenance is a requirement.

Many thanks.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Woolly Bugger on March 13, 2013, 14:26:55 PM
Lone Star Steakhouse, 1110 Creekshire Way, Winston-Salem - Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lone+Star+Steakhouse,+1110+Creekshire+Way,+Winston-Salem&hl=en&sll=35.170517,-79.860994&sspn=4.85735,10.821533&hq=Lone+Star+Steakhouse,&hnear=1110+Creekshire+Ct,+Winston+Salem,+Forsyth,+North+Carolina+27103&t=m&z=16)

we meet at the Steakhouse...
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Dougfish on March 13, 2013, 14:58:06 PM
Well, dingy! I'll miss it. Checking out the insect activity in West By God VA that afternoon.  -0-
Take notes Mud. Hopefully the topic won't be too far over your head.  :-*
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: _Fish_Pimp on March 13, 2013, 21:05:25 PM
I won't be there..

School is forcing me back to the mountains...not so bad seeing as the trout are there  8)

I haven't been to a meeting in a long time and I miss the steaks  ::)
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Mudwall Gatewood 3.0 on March 15, 2013, 09:52:18 AM
I plan on being there, and I am bringing a date.  Do folks eat at the steakhouse before the meeting?  Time?  Many thanks.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Beetle on March 15, 2013, 10:43:58 AM
Yes- people order and eat during the presentation.

I am planning to attend as well.

Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Mudwall Gatewood 3.0 on March 18, 2013, 08:40:51 AM
No deal tomorrow night - too much work this week.

Keith and/or John, please give us a report.  Many thanks.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: RiverbumCO on March 18, 2013, 20:38:59 PM
I think i may go....what time?
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Beetle on March 18, 2013, 20:47:18 PM
I think it begins at 6 but things don't get rolling until 6:30-7:00
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: RiverbumCO on March 18, 2013, 21:17:51 PM
Alright see yall there, ill be the short, bald mouth-breather.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: RiverbumCO on March 20, 2013, 19:51:57 PM
It was informative for sure, but i felt like it was over a lot of folks head.  If you didnt already have a grasp on entomology then he definitely used some terms that were a tad technical for guys that mostly fish buggers on dh waters.  Interesting stuff on nymphing hellgrammites for smallmouth by jigging the fly.  He also suggested 'dancing' midge patterns in the slick water.  He was also a proponent Of extended body sulphur nymphs, but that would take forever to tie especially when most micro mays catch ayou lot of trout as it is.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Mudwall Gatewood 3.0 on March 21, 2013, 10:44:06 AM
What did he say about the cohorts/broods of the yellow "bugs" on the SOHO?
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: RiverbumCO on March 21, 2013, 14:03:51 PM
He didnt go into that because he didnt have any nymphs to show.  He covered stoneflys, a few mayflys, cased caddis, damsels and dobsonflies.  I think he may have spent too much time on those and didnt make it to sulphurs.
Title: Re: Blue Ridge TU (Winston-Salem) March 19 Chapter Meeting
Post by: Woolly Bugger on March 21, 2013, 14:39:38 PM
I hate that I missed this one, but I was a bit under the weather, first my ankle and now (recovering) from a spring cold, first in many years...