TUCKASEIGEE CHAPTER # 373 OF TROUT UNLIMITED. ! New Survey for All Members - Drive Diversity Forward

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1 Tuck Tales! New Survey for All Members - Drive Diversity Forward A little more than five years ago, Trout Unlimited conducted a survey of female members seeking guidance on how we were serving them as members, engaging them as leaders and providing them opportunities to be active participants in our community at all levels of the organization. Since that time, and with significant effort from hundreds of volunteers across the country, TU's Women's Initiative has grown and so have the number of female members and female leaders. Now, we are launching a new survey for all members with three distinct goals: Highlight the history and success of the Women's Initiative, determine how broadly it is known and gauge if members feel that attitudes have changed for the better since it first started. Compare and analyze responses from the original survey to determine perceived and real changes in TU over the past five years. Continued on page -2- New Life Membership Join today as a Trout Unlimited Life Member and we'll send you your choice of two incredible Winston Boron III rods and a TU Life Member hat. You'll receive other great benefits too, like a lifetime subscription to Trout magazine, the TU calendar and the pleasure of knowing you've made a most meaningful commitment in support of the TU mission and vision, ensuring the future of the fisheries and the sport you love. Each of these rods is proudly inscribed with the words Trout Unlimited Life Member," and are available at the new life member price of $1,200. Installment options available. TUCKASEIGEE CHAPTER April

2 Continued from page -1- Discover what drives female members to join TU, why they stay, how well they are received locally and if they would consider serving as a local level leader. Please help us ensure a robust and diverse response to this survey yes, all members, any gender, are being asked to take it by clicking here to take the survey, and by sharing this survey link with your member network. Thank you for all you do to make TU a more open and inclusive community. Visit for more resources and ideas. l Our Three-Day Retreat Weekends offer a full schedule of activities that includes basic fly fishing instruction, medical education and groups that provide opportunities for support and connection with other women surviving cancer. May 27-29, Three-Day Retreat for women with all types of cancer, Lake Logan Center, Canton, NC. Retreats begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Sunday after lunch. The schedule includes group activities and fly fishing instruction. Most women who attend have never held a fly rod and many have never fished. Fly fishing instruction is simple and fun!! Fly fishing instructors and river guides are always present to teach and assist. All meals are included and volunteer staff are onsite for the entire weekend. While the retreat schedule has a variety of activities, we encourage women to participate at their own level. There is plenty of free time built into the schedule. All participants and volunteers will receive a detailed retreat schedule prior to the weekend. April

3 Rivercourse Schedule Announced for 2016 Dates: June 19-24, 2016 (Sunday - Friday) 15 th Season! Age Group: Group Size: 18 Campers Tuition: $595 per camper. Early registration is encouraged to reserve a space. Additional information will be sent upon acceptance to camp. US Forest Service, the US Park Service, and other organizations. TU chapters and members throughout the state support the camp with time, money, and materials. A Rivercourse Fund has been established to produce annual income for sponsorships and operational expenses. Campers are lodged in multiple room cottages. Each bedroom has a set of twin beds and a private bathroom. All linens and towels are provided. Meals are served in a modern dining hall, part of which is set up as a permanent classroom. A typical Day at Camp: Tuition is not due until the applicant is notified that he/ she has been accepted. Some financial assistance is available if needed. About Rivercourse: The goal of Rivercourse is to introduce the campers to coldwater conservation and fly fishing. Campers will receive on-stream fly fishing instruction mornings and evenings. Campers will participate in a field trip to the nearby Davidson River to learn about the importance of riparian buffers. Their planting of some native species will reinforce the lesson. Also included are fish dissection and a tour of the Bobby Setzer State Fish Hatchery. Classroom instruction is both outdoors and indoors. Swimming is an optional activity under adult supervision with certified lifeguards. Subjects are taught by volunteers from Trout Unlimited, the NC Wildlife Resource Commission, the Wake-up! Fishing / Fly Tying Breakfast Fishing / Fly Tying Guest Speaker Swimming Lunch Guest Speaker, Crafts, Fly Tying, Knots, Casting Dinner Fishing Fly Tying Cottage Time Lights Out Rivercourse Business Partners: Curtis Wright Outfitters Davidson River Outfitters One Fly Outfitters Hunter Banks East Tennessee On The Fly Jim Hefley Fine Art Tuckaseigee Chapter provides $595 tuition for a camper at the Rivercourse TU Summer Camp at Lake Logan in Haywood County each year. l April

4 Hello everyone, Attached is the 2016 Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteer schedule. The purpose of the schedule is to let folks know what sorts of volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year. There is a wide variety of opportunities available, so please look it over and pass it onto your friends or colleagues as well. For Trout Unlimited (TU) members, please be sure to pass it onto your local TU chapter web editor to post to their website as well (thanks!). Note there is contact info on the form for both TN and NC volunteers to sign up for the various opportunities. Please contact any of the folks on the form for more info. We hope to see you on the water in 2016! Thanks Matt Kulp Supervisory Fishery Biologist GSMNP 2016 GRSM Fisheries Volunteer Sampling Schedule The following list is designed to make individuals and volunteer groups, who would like to assist fisheries activities in the Park, aware of upcoming project dates and meeting locations. If you need further information, please contact Caleb Abramson ( ) Caleb_Abramson@nps.gov or Matt Kulp ( ) Matt_Kulp@nps.gov Date Sample Type Priority # TU Volunteers Cooperators * February 6 Acid Deposition Training Session High All Group Leaders / TU, NPS, UT - Park Headquarters Conference Room, Gatlinburg (9:00AM) - FREE breakfast Need Volunteers! February 13 TVA Coldwater meeting (9am) - Lawson-McGhee Public Library, 500 West Church Avenue in Knoxville Low Public Welcome TU, TVA, TWRA, NPS March # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT April 30 TN Little River Clean-Up Day Medium All Volunteers NPS, TU, Others - meet at Metcalf Bottoms picnic area (9:00AM) May 7 TN Little River Clean-Up Day (RAINDATE) Medium All Volunteers NPS, TU, Others - meet at Metcalf Bottoms picnic area (9:00AM) May 17 Kids Educational Stream Day - Townsend Elementary School Medium All Volunteers NPS, TU, Others - meet at Metcalf Bottoms picnic area (9:00AM) May # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT June 6-9 Anthony Creek Brook Trout Restoration High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT - Meet at Abrams Creek Picnic Area for transport up trail June 20, 21, 22 Lynn Camp Prong Evaluation High 4-6 per day TU, NPS - Meet at end of Tremont Road at 8:30am each day June 23 Little River Trout Camp, Tremont, TN High 2-3 TU, NPS - volunteers will help with classes and electrofishing demo June Anthony Creek Brook Trout Restoration High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT - Meet at Abrams Creek Picnic Area for transport up trail July 14 Large Stream IBI Sample (Little River) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - Sample site upstream of the Wye just upstream of Whiteoak Branch bridge July # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT July 18 Large Stream IBI Sample (Cataloochee Creek) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - Sample at the Steel Bridge at the Asbury Trail Crossing near the USGS River Gauge July 19 Large Stream IBI Sample (Little River) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - Sample site just above Elkmont roughly 200m upstream of Little River trailhead July 20 Large Stream IBI Sample (Noland Creek) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - Meet at the Noland Creek Trailhead parking lot off Lakeview Drive. July 21 Large Stream IBI Sample (Tabcat Creek) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU July Population Sampling - Little Cataloochee Creek Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - 3-Pass Depletion Sampling on Little Cataloochee Creek August 1-4 Anthony Creek Brook Trout Restoration High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT - Meet at Abrams Creek Picnic Area for transport up trail September 6-7 Bunches & Flat Creek Evaluation Medium 2-3 NPS, TU - High elevation brook trout electrofishing (requires one night camping) September # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT November # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT * Cooperators TU - Trout Unlimited TWRA - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency NPS - National Park Service NCWRC - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission UT - The University of Tennessee PSU - Penn State University TDEC - TN Dept of Environment & Conservation TVA - TN Valley Authority # - Contact Charlie Chmielewski (TN coordinator) for team leader info and contact info on TN volunteer opportunities - Charlie Chmielewski (cell) charlieflyfish@gmail.com Contact Mike Kesselring (NC coordinator) for volunteer opportunities in NC (828) mikessel59@gmail.com U:\RMS\Fisheries_Management\Volunteers\Documentation\Reports\2016_GRSM_Volunteer_Schedule.xlsx April

5 Wildlife Commission Opens Hatchery- Supported Trout Waters April 2 RALEIGH, N.C. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery- Supported Trout Waters in 25 western counties at 7 a.m. on April 2. The season will run through Feb. 28, While fishing on Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters, anglers can harvest a maximum of seven trout per day, with no minimum size limits or bait restrictions. To give trout anglers better opportunities to plan fishing trips in advance, the Commission posts stocking dates and locations for the entire stocking season by week, and posts daily updates at noon for all waters stocked that day. Information can be searched by county, by month, or both. Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters, marked by green-and-white signs, are stocked from March until August every year, depending on the individual stream. Many of these waters are stocked monthly, although some heavily fished waters are stocked more frequently. Commission personnel will stock nearly 916,000 trout in percent of which average 10 inches in length, with the other 4 percent exceeding 14 inches in length. Stocked trout are produced primarily at two mountain region fish hatcheries operated by the Commission and are distributed along hatchery-supported streams where public access for fishing is available. While Hatchery- Supported Trout Waters are open to public fishing, many of those miles are privately owned. Opportunities to fish on many of these hatchery-supported trout streams are only available through the support and generosity of landowners, said David Deaton, the Commission s Fish Production Supervisor. It s important for anglers to respect the property that they re fishing on and remember that landowners can take away access if they feel their property is being misused. Anglers can help prevent the loss of public access to fishing by: Respecting private property and landowners at all times; Removing all trash and litter from fishing and parking areas; Parking only in designated areas and leaving driveways open for traffic; Closing and/or locking gates after use; and, Reporting wildlife violations by calling For a complete list of all Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters, as well as trout maps and weekly stocking summaries on Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters, visit the Commission s trout fishing page. Weekly stocking information appears online for seven days, and updates are posted on Fridays after fish are stocked. For more information on fishing in public, inland waters, visit the Commission s website, or call the Division of Inland Fisheries, NCWRC Photo April

6 Photo - TU Click here for link to video. You can help reconnect rivers thoughout the US by giving to the Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Campaign. APRIL GRUB COMMITTEE Jeff Marcum and Dick Sellers will provide the grub for the April meeting. April

7 SHARE WITH YOUR CHAPTER Do you have something you d like to share with the chapter? An announcement, news, or topic that you feel would be of interest to fellow members? We are always seeking submissions to Tuck Tales for our future editions. Please let your editor know by sending your information to: Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com Backcast A t the March meeting members were provided a program by Charlie Chmielewski regarding volunteer programs in GSMNP. Thanks to Danny Fisher and Jeff Marcum for the March meal! l Be An Active Member TCTU has a number of committees that need members like you to participate. Please consider contacting a committee chairperson to volunteer to serve on the committee that most interests you. Send your requests to President Dick dick.sellers@frontier.com to let him know which committee you are interested in, and he will forward your name to the chairperson. Help TCTU by getting involved with one of the committees listed below. Conservation/Education Fund Raising Membership Programs Publicity/Communications Fishing Trips Mike Kesselring, Dick Sellers, and Charlie Chmielewski Think about supporting TU with a Back The Brookie TU license plate! April

8 FLY OF THE MONTH Do you have a pattern that you'd like to submit for our Tuck Tales Fly Of The Month article? If you can take a few digital photos of your fly tying effort, please do so and provide a short description of how to tie your pattern. Most point-and-shoot digital cameras have a flash and macro photography capability. Come on. Give it a try. Share that secret pattern with your fellow members! We'll include your fly in an up-coming issue of Tuck Tales! Please send an to Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com UPCOMING EVENTS Next TCTU Meeting: United Community Bank Meeting Room, February 2, 2016 S.E. Regional Meeting: May 20-22, Roanoke, VA 2016 Annual Meeting: Bozeman, MT Sept Oct. 1, 2016 The Winter issue of Trout Magazine is now available on-line at: April

9 W Editor s Cast " e had a great turn-out for the March meeting! We have " been very fortunate lately with the amount of attendance we have had at our meetings. Tuck chapter is growing and participation is growing as well! At the march meeting Tuck chapter voted to make a $200 contribution to the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in Cherokee. Members enjoyed a informative presentation by Charlie Chmielewski, TU volunteer coordinator for GSMNP. Charlie discussed water sampling efforts and results within the Great Smoky Mountains national Park. He emphasized the need for further water sampling and made our chapter aware of opportunities to volunteer in those efforts. See page 4 of the newsletter for detailed information regarding times and dates for volunteer needs by GSMNP. Forward Cast Tuck Chapter will meet 6:30 PM April 5 th at United Community Bank of Sylva on highway 107 South. The program for the meeting will be a program by Jake Rash, NCWRC Coldwater Coordinator. For the April meeting we will have for our program Jake Rash, Coldwater Coordinator for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Jake will be speaking to us about issues such as nuisance algae, gill lice, and whirling disease. The 32nd Annual Tuck Cleanup will be held Saturday, April 16th. Tuck chapter members will meet at the pull-off below the old Jack-The-Dipper ice cream store at 8:00 AM that morning. (See page -12-) Tuck Clean Up 2015 April

10 Send In A Fishing Report! Tuck Tales would like to feature your fishing report. This could be from a recent or past fishing trip. We don t care where you went or what you fished for. Maybe you fished the Tuck, or some other water out-of-state or maybe another country! Just send in your report including who went, where, when, what water was fished, the tackle used, photos if you have them, and what were the results. Send to: Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com Tuck Tales is published 12 times per year by Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a non-profit organization, for its members and supporters. Edited by Craig Forrest. Please address comments to: Tuck Tales P.O. Box 3196 Cullowhee, NC craigforrest@sleepyhollwstudio.com The Tuckaseigee Chapter has a web presence at: Don t Miss Your Chance! Tuckaseigee Chapter is offering a chance to win a new fly rod at each meeting! This 4-piece, 8.5 foot, 5-weight IM-6 rod built by fellow chapter member Jim Mills of Raven Fork Rods. The rod is wrapped with green and black jasid thread and tipped with red thread. Complete with rod sack & aluminum case. Members can purchase chances at $1 each ($5 gets you 6 tickets) to be selected to then draw a card from a standard deck. If you draw the special card you ll win the rod. That s quite a good reason to attend the next meeting. You could go home with a beautiful rod! Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited serves Jackson and Swain Counties. We meet the first Tuesday of every month in the Community Room at the rear of the United Community Bank of Highway 107 South in Sylva at 6:30 PM. A meal is provided by the Grub Committee at a cost of $5 per person. Guests are invited to join us at no charge. April

11 Examples of apparel with the Tuckaseigee Chapter embroidery April

12 Trip Info Sheet 32 nd Annual Tuckasegee River Clean Up April 16, 2016 When & Where: Register on the WCU UC Lawn between 11:00am-1:00pm. Cost: Free What to Expect: Base Camp Cullowhee will provide the participants with a paddle, personal flotation device and a river talk for the section of the river that you will be rafting. While on the river, every participant is required to wear the provided P.F.D. It is important and imperative that you take an active role in getting your raft or canoe down the river. After a fun afternoon of rafting and trash collecting we will transport you back to Cullowhee for the cookout located on the UC lawn, starting at 4:00 PM. At this time we will give away the door prizes for the day. There is an alternative walker s route for those not meeting the weight requirement to be on the river or anyone who would prefer to not be on the river, please look for the walker s tent on the UC Lawn during registration. The minimum weight to raft the Tuckasegee is 40 lbs. What to Bring: You will be rafting the river and picking up trash, so wear comfortable clothes that you can get wet and dirty. Every participant is required to wear shoes that will not come off during a swim. In other words, no flip flops or shower sandals. If you plan to stay for the picnic and don t live on campus please bring a dry change of clothes and shoes. Coolers will not be allowed on the river. BCC Contact Information: Office: basecamp@wcu.edu Website: tuckcleanup.wcu.edu Hours: Mon. and Fri., 10am-6pm Tue.-Thur., 12pm-5pm NOTICE: You are responsible for keeping up with your own equipment and any equipment assigned to you by Base Camp Cullowhee staff. Base Camp will assume no responsibility for lost or damaged personal or rental equipment. You must immediately report injuries/medical problems to a Base Camp guide. As with most outdoor activities serious injuries can occur such as dislocations, fractures, and head injuries, however the most common injuries are bumps and bruises. Please remember that you are accepting responsibility for these risks by participating in this activity. We take all precautions and with your help we can minimize these risks. Base Camp Cullowhee Trips are alcohol and drug free. April

13 Pisgah Chapter to Again Offer Fly Fishing School April 23, 2016 The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited's Fly Fishing School encompasses all the basic functions of fly fishing and is designed to put the new angler on the stream with basic self-sufficiency. We draw on the experience and talents of over 100 chapter members to provide the very best instruction on a personal basis not possible in a commercial enterprise. Participants also receive a 60-page "Introduction to Fly Fishing" on CD. Casting The techniques for basic casts are taught, including the overhead cast, the side arm cast, and the roll cast. Additionally, such functions as mending line, proper retrieve, and avoiding tangles are taught. Line Management This segment covers all of the essential knots used in the assembly of the line system. You will learn how to modify your leader to maximize your effectiveness in casting and outsmarting that wiley trout. Equipment and Safety Whether you have already acquired your equipment, or are starting from scratch, this segment will provide useful tips on necessary equipment and optional items to make the experience more enjoyable. Also covered is wading safety. Stream Tactics, Entomology, and Fly Selection So you have the equipment and know how to cast and assemble your line; now how to select a fly and where to cast it? This segment emphasizes the correct fly for the time of the year and the type of stream on which you are fishing. It will show you the natural insects which are imitated with various flies, how to match your artificials to these and how to determine if the trout are dining on them. Code of Ethics We believe in a code of ethics and stream etiquette and will discuss these important aspects of fly fishing. Half Day on the Stream It is one thing to learn it, but quite another to actually use it. This half day on the stream with our experienced mentor anglers, arranged to fit your schedule, provides an opportunity to use the lessons taught and to acquire additional assistance where needed. For more info and registration click here. April

14 Fly of the Month By Shannon Messer This month s fly is the Blue Wing Olive Pullover Materials: Hook: standard dry fly hook Tail: Blue Dun Body: Olive Dry Fly dubbing Thread: Olive 8/0 Post: Monofilament Hackle: Blue Dun Thorax: Olive Dry Fly dubbing As usual, tying materials are available from Shannon at the Sylva Orvis Store. It looks harder to tie than it is. Tie in various colors down to size 16. Rides low in the water. Attach tail to hook and tie in tail fibers. Dub body to thorax area. April

15 Blue Wing Olive Pullover Tie in about a 4 piece of mono for the loop. Tie in a hackle feather. April

16 Blue Wing Olive Pullover While holding the mono loop wrap hackle up and back down mono loop like you would on a parachute post. Tie the hackle off. Dub the small thorax area. Pull the mono loop over dubbing ball and secure to the hook. Whip finish and apply head cement. April

17 Please visit ncwildlife.org/fishing/trout for more information about trout regulations, stockings, and angling opportunities. Cherokee Graham Clay Swain Macon Haywood Jackson Brook, brown and rainbow trout require cold, clean water and are therefore generally restricted to mountain streams and lakes. Those mountain waters that support trout and are open to public fishing are designated as Public Mountain Trout Waters by the Wildlife Resources Commission and are man aged for public trout fishing. A significant amount of trout fishing oppor tunities in western North Carolina are located on private property. These landowners have generously allowed for public access for fish ing. Please respect their prop - erty. Your cooperation is needed to protect fishing opportunities for future generations. The Com mis sion conspicuously marks Public Mountain Trout Waters with regulation signs that indicate locations for public access. When anglers encounter posted against trespass signs along these designated sections on pri - vate lands, they should respect the property owner s rights and choose another location along that stream to fish. Maps of trout waters and their classifi ca tions may be viewed at ncwildlife.org/fishingmap. Madison Transylvania Buncombe Henderson Yancey Mitchell McDowell Avery Rutherford Polk Watauga Burke MOUNTAIN TROUT MAP Alleghany legend Hatchery Supported Delayed Harvest Wild 2016 DELAYED HARVEST STOCKING DATES Catch and Release, Single Hook Artificial Lure Catch and Release/Single Hook Artificial Fly Red and White: Special Regulations Wild/Natural Bait Alleghany Little River Ashe Helton Creek Trout Lake Big Horse Creek South Fork New River Burke Jacob Fork Caldwell Wilson Creek Clay Fires Creek Graham Big Snowbird Haywood West Fork Pigeon River Henderson North Fork Mills River Jackson Tuckasegee River , 5 9, 14 Macon Nantahala Madison Big Laurel Creek Shelton Laurel Creek Spring Creek McDowell Curtis Creek Mill Creek Catawba River Mitchell Cane Creek North Toe River Polk Green River Surry Ararat River Mitchell River Swain Tuckasegee River Transylvania East Fork French Broad River Little River Watauga Watauga River Coffee Lake Wilkes East Prong Roaring River Stone Mountain Creek Reddies River Elk Creek Yancey Cane River Dates listed are subject to change due to unexpected events, such as snow. Changes will be announced through press releases, Twitter, Facebook and on ncwildlife.org. Ashe Caldwell Cleveland Wilkes Surry COUNTY STREAM FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY OCTOBER NOVEMBER Stokes ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID WILLIAMS April

18 Regulation Reminders T " here are approximately 1,100 miles of " Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters in North Carolina. In Hatchery-Supported waters there is no size limit or bait restriction, and the creel limit is seven trout per day. Hatchery- Supported Trout Waters are marked with green-and-white signs that are posted conspicuously along the watercourses. " D elayed-harvest Trout Waters, excluding " tributaries except as noted, may be fished only with artificial lures with one single hook. No natural bait may be possessed, and no trout may be harvested or possessed while fishing these waters between Oct. 1, 2011 and 30 minutes after sunset on June 1, These waters are closed to fishing between 30 minutes after sunset on June 1 and 6 a.m. on June 2. At 6 a.m. on June 2, 2012, these waters open to fishing for youths under 16 years old under Hatchery-Supported regulations no bait restriction, no minimum length limit and seven-trout- per-day creel limit. At 12 p.m. on June 2, 2012, these waters open for all anglers under Hatchery-Supported regulations. These waters are marked with black-and-white signs. Please Read the Detailed Fishing Regulations for More Information April

19 Dick Sellers - President dick.sellers@frontier.com Jerry Deweese - Vice President jcmkdweese@aol.com Chapter Officers Larry Tucker- Past President lwtucker@morrisbb.net Craig Green - Treasurer cngreen@bellsouth.net Ted Kubit - Secretary tkubit@frontier.com Lee Ewart - Director duramax7710@gmail.com Richard Echelman - Director richardalan1@frontier.com Craig Forrest - Newsletter Editor/Webmaster craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com April Hatches Manufactured by clouds. Aged in ice. Brought to you by gravity. Quantities are limited. TU.org INSECT EMERGENCE PATTERN Dark Dun/Black Caddis Mid-April/Mid-mornings Black Soft Hackle Dark Elke Hair Caddis Blue Quill Paraleptophlebia Adoptiva Quill Gordan Epeorus Pleuralis Hendrickson Ephemerella Subvaria March Brown Stenonema Vicarium Early April mornings to early afternoons Early April mornings to early afternoons All day; Female Spinner has yellow egg sac Mid-April - Sporadic al day 18 Blue Quill Wet or Dry, 18 Adams Quill Gordon Wet or Dry 14 Hendrickson, 14 Red Quill, 14 Female Adams 12 March Brown Wet, 12 March Brown April