The Amazing World of Trout Stream Bugs, with Anna Le

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week, my guest is educator and aquatic entomologist Anna Le [18:57], who introduces us to the amazing world of trout-stream invertebrates. She tells us how to gauge the health of a river by looking at the bugs, and also how we can all be citizen scientists and alert the authorities when we see a decline of important indicator species.

In the Fly Box this week we have the usual mix of difficult and easy questions, plus tips, including:

A great tip from a listener—don't try to fish while you are wading.
Can I put an 8-weight line on my 7-weight Pflueger Medalist reel?
A funny story from a listener on another way to break a fly rod
As I get older my eyesight and finger dexterity are not what they used to be. Is there an easier knot for attaching flies to my tippet?
Why don't more people fish for chubs, and why are they considered a trash fish?
Do you have any recommended cicada patterns?
A listener who is also a toxicologist warns that not all fly-tying materials are harmless and gives tips on how to avoid undue exposure to them.
I have trouble tying tails on size 18 and smaller flies. Do you have any tips?

Transcript

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0:00.0	I am welcome to the hortis Fishing Podcast. This is your host Tom
0:14.2	Rosenbauer and my guest this week is Anna Lay. Anna is an entomologist and
0:21.5	scientist and educator and we're gonna talk all things bugs.
0:26.0	We're gonna talk about how the trout stream insects that we all know and love are valuable indicators of the environmental health of a river,
0:37.0	how you can be a citizen scientist and observe these things.
0:42.0	And I think it'll also help your fishing a little bit but it's an interesting talk and I know that a lot of you like to hear like to hear
0:50.3	podcasts about bugs because you're confused about the endomology.
0:53.7	So hopefully this will clear up a few things and get you a little bit more interested
0:58.8	in and observant when you're on the water.
1:10.0	A couple announcements, one is you got to try one of those new Helios rods. Go to your Orvis dealer or Orvis retail store and try one.
1:13.9	They are amazing.
1:15.8	And I just can't think of a more fun thing to do
1:20.4	on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday afternoon then go to your local fly shop and try one of these
1:26.8	things out. You're going to be, I think you're going to be blown away. And then another announcement, I do have a hosted trip. If you want to go fishing with me, I have a hosted trip just announced September 28th to October 5th, 2024 at Three Rivers Ranch in Idaho, one of my very favorite
1:47.4	places in the world for the fishing and the people and the food and the accommodations.
1:53.1	I just love going there and I'd love to share it with you.
1:57.0	And there's actually an opportunity for two extra days
1:59.8	of fishing October 6th and 7th
2:02.4	if you're interested for an additional charge obviously
2:06.3	But I'd love to fish with you and love to meet you so if you're interested
2:10.0	Contact it's the trip is listed on the Orvis website and contact the people at Orvis
2:16.4	Adventures and they can help you out. And another announcement the podcast is a little thin this week, not the
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