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pond nymphs? #276983 01/07/12 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county M mrbill
mrbill M Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county	Hello to all, One of my ponds is about 1/4th acre. There are no predator fish in this pond only fathead minnows. Last week, I put an unbaited minnow trap in the pond. Today 1/7/12, I broke ice and pulled it out. In addition to the usual minnows and tadpoles, there were about 50 small sticks in the trap. Inside each of these 1 to 1 1/2 sticks was a green worm/nymph about one inch long and 1/8th to 3/16th inch in diameter. They have six sets of legs and white threads (gills) along their body. Never seen these before. Any ideas?

Re: pond nymphs? mrbill #276989 01/07/12 05:00 PM
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adirondack pond Ambassador Lunker A Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,135 big moose ny	Not positive mrbill, but they could be Dragonfly nymphs. Can you post a photo? And welcome to the PB Forum. Last edited by adirondack pond; 01/07/12 05:01 PM.

Re: pond nymphs? adirondack pond #276994 01/07/12 06:54 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	My SWAG would be a species of Caddis Fly. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: pond nymphs? esshup #277003 01/07/12 09:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county M mrbill
mrbill M Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county	Thanks for the help. I look up both suggestions and looked a little closer at the bug. I think it is some kind of a caddis fly or sedge fly. What I thought was a stick is a casing. Learn something new everyday!

Re: pond nymphs? mrbill #277012 01/08/12 12:41 AM
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teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE	I agree with Scott sounds like caddis Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: pond nymphs? teehjaeh57 #277024 01/08/12 08:37 AM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 3 Earth	Sign of a clean healthy pond if caddis flies are utilizing it...

Re: pond nymphs? CJBS2003 #277187 01/09/12 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE	In MT streams I fish caddis use pebbles instead of twigs for their casings. Really amazing bugs. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: pond nymphs? teehjaeh57 #277264 01/10/12 05:36 PM
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Captain1 Lunker C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 342 East Texas, Mineola	Too bad they weren't greek nymphs! "Our Life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, Simplify" -Henry David Thoreau -

Re: pond nymphs? Captain1 #277410 01/11/12 10:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE	Ugh, tell me about it! They may not be aquatic invertabrates, but they are fun to have pondside regardless. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: pond nymphs? teehjaeh57 #286794 04/04/12 10:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county M mrbill
mrbill M Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 21 Pa., northumberland county	Since I reported these insects in January, I have not seen them again. In early march, I had more strange visitors in the trap. Salamanders this time.

Re: pond nymphs? mrbill #286795 04/04/12 11:13 PM
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blair5002 Hall of Fame Lunker B Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 697 Sask, Canada	Are the The common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of salamander? I have them in my pond and catch them in traps whenever I try. I also get the Caddis fly nymphs in my pond. They creep me out the first time I found them on a sunken Christmas tree. "I think I have a nibble" Homer Simpson 34ac natural lake

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