Angler's Entomology Podcast

Probably not your first topic of interest as you're driving to your 4th of July picnic, but they really are interesting. And fish like 'em. The fact that they suck your blood? Well, we all gotta make a living somehow, don't we?

Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets - can't beat 'em. We'll talk about imitations, as well as they importance in human culture and economics. I think you'll be amazed at all the diversity. And, we'll talk about why, at least my guess, as to why hoppers we fish with have red butts.

An episode all about the Hendrickson ... with, of course, digressions... including hatch charts, history, geography and patterns. Check out the blog for patterns and pics: http://anglersentomology.libsyn.com/

Hi Folks - an episode about various caddis families. Be sure to check out the blog post for this episode too - there are some of my favorite patterns as well as pics of some of these guys. http://anglersentomology.libsyn.com/

Tie flies? Then you ought to be worried about dermestid beetles and clothes moths. This episode will discuss these guys, how to control them, and the pros and cons of the various solutions. We'll even do a diversion into how poisons work and 'natural' solutions. I hope you enjoy the program.

Hi folks - this is the first of a two parter on caddisflies. Today we'll talk about the group and their life history in general. We'll also talk about imitating the group in a simple way - and next episode we'll talk about the different families and imitating them in gory detail! I hope you enjoy...

Happy New Year Folks. To celebrate 2018 I'm giving you an episode all about black flies - that annoying scourge of the north, and ... in some tropical areas, transmitter of a horrible disease. Which, on the hopeful side, is one of those afflictions where we have seen success in our battle against it. And ... I should say, by the way, black fly larvae are eaten by trout...

Today's episode will cover the damselflies. This will act as part 2 for episode 2, where we talked about the close cousin of damselflies, the dragonflies. . While there will be a little review from Episode 2, we'll also cover their cool mating strategies, courtship, and most importantly, the tricks and tools for imitating them.

In this episode we're going to talk about Isopods - the group in which Cress bugs reside. Cress bugs are the only guys that are really relevant for fly fishing, but the group as a whole is fascinating. I mean really, who can resist talking about a critter known as the "Tongue Eating Louse"?!

Here you go folks - all about ants. All the fascinating diversity and complexity that we boil down to two bumps on a hook. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to check out the blog: http://anglersentomology.libsyn.com/