Skid Bitch

[misterbig]

what is it and if anyone has a pattern and a picture it would be much appreciated.

[toolman]

Female adult Stoneflys, are often refered to as a Skid Bitch. It is a reference to the way that females of some species, will skid across the surface of the water, sometimes on egg laying runs, ovidepositing their egg clusters. Bitch refers to gender.

One of my favorites...Barretts Golden Stone w/barred legs.

http://www.idylwilde.com/onefly-new.php?fl...c=Berrett!s

[misterbig]

Female adult Stoneflys, are often refered to as a Skid Bitch. It is a reference to the way that females of some species, will skid across the surface of the water, sometimes on egg laying runs, ovidepositing their egg clusters. Bitch refers to gender.

One of my favorites...Barretts Golden Stone w/barred legs.

http://www.idylwilde.com/onefly-new.php?fl...c=Berrett!s

thanks

[hydropsyche]

It doesn't look much like a fluttering stonefly but I can see it leaving a nice V wake in its path.

 

Not too different then a Chernobyle Ant.