The Glorious Mayfly (Part 1)

Written by Cameron Larsen


Their names roll offrepparttar fly fisherman’s tongue likerepparttar 133110 names of lost loves. Makingrepparttar 133111 angler drool almost as much asrepparttar 133112 fish (if fish could drool). Hendricksons, Green Drakes, Pale Morning Dun. Just saying these names can do more to lower a fly fisherman’s blood pressure than a month of yoga. Callibeatis, Blue Wing Olive, Tri-Co. If you are not in a state of Zen yet, remembering past fly fishing experiences, then you probably are not yet an avid trout fly fisherman.

Forrepparttar 133113 novice, these names arerepparttar 133114 common names given to various species ofrepparttar 133115 hallowed mayfly. The mayfly is to trout fly fishing, whatrepparttar 133116 microchip is torepparttar 133117 personal computer. Fly fishing never would have gotten offrepparttar 133118 ground if trout didn’t leap up and ingestrepparttar 133119 adult mayfly, in a perfect display of sleek efficient survival. This microcosm ofrepparttar 133120 food chain has sparked fly fisherman’s imagination for generations. And has led torepparttar 133121 explosion, we see today ofrepparttar 133122 fly fishing experience.

But what about this insect calledrepparttar 133123 mayfly. Let’s take a closer look atrepparttar 133124 entire class of insect. The mayfly is so worthy of imitation for fly fisher's because they are varied, they are prolific, and they live where ever trout live with few exceptions. They requirerepparttar 133125 same living conditions as trout, relatively clean and cool water. They can vary in size torepparttar 133126 tiny Tri-co down to size 24, allrepparttar 133127 way up torepparttar 133128 giant Hexagenia that can go up to size 4. Some can hatch virtually year around while others have a relatively specific and short hatch season. But despite all these variances there are some things we can learn aboutrepparttar 133129 species as a whole.

All mayflies begin their life cycle inrepparttar 133130 water, as nymphs. Now withrepparttar 133131 emphasis on keeping this simple, let me just break it down a little more. Nymphs can be classified in four distinct categories. They are: clingers, swimmers, burrowers, and crawlers.

Great Falls Montana skateboard park grand opening event

Written by www.adamlongnecker.com


Great Falls Montana skatepark Grand Opening

Words: Adam Longnecker

Photos: skate-ramps.com

It was Friday night in Great Falls, Montana, and I was on my way to pick up Josh Evin and Ben Krahn atrepparttar airport. Josh and Ben had come to skate underrepparttar 133109 Big Sky atrepparttar 133110 new 25,000 square foot park designed by Grindline (fine tuning by Shaggy in below zero temperatures earlier this year) and Tim Altec. First order of business was a session. Ben and Josh were lovingrepparttar 133111 park and drawing lines instantly. Asrepparttar 133112 sun set Josh stomped an ollie air overrepparttar 133113 hole ofrepparttar 133114 full pipe funnel tunnel. Inrepparttar 133115 interest of keeping my friends entertained with a bit of Montana night life we headed down torepparttar 133116 “Sip n’Dip” to watchrepparttar 133117 girls in mermaid outfits swim behind glass and have a couple of drinks.

Mermaids atrepparttar 133118 bar? The Sip N' Dip in Great Falls providing quality entertainment to go with your rum punch.

Ben Krahn enjoyingrepparttar 133119 Sip n' Dip and a Fish Bowl of Rum Punch On Saturday, Great Falls celebrated their new skatepark with a Grand Opening festival featuring three demos with Ben Krahn, Josh Evin, Ryan Simonetti, and Whitefish, Montana native Aaron Robinson. The demo crew slogged through two demos inrepparttar 133120 heat ofrepparttar 133121 day with temperatures soaring to 107 degrees. Approximately four hundred spectators linedrepparttar 133122 decks as Josh Evin nailed ollie gaps all overrepparttar 133123 park. Ben Krahn worked lines for miles with his usual casual style and smoothness. Ryan Simonetti originally from Great Falls blasted stale-fish nose bones, frigid airs, and tail grab nose grinds onrepparttar 133124 death box wall and threw down a couple stale-fish airs overrepparttar 133125 funnel tunnel gap. Krahn nailedrepparttar 133126 funnel tunnel gap with a big frontside ollie on his second attempt, and Josh workedrepparttar 133127 same gap overrepparttar 133128 opposite direction with method airs. Josh entertainedrepparttar 133129 crowds atrepparttar 133130 flat end ofrepparttar 133131 park with some classic freestylin’ like some Primo to Primo impossible flips, no-comply impossibles, and a variety of hand varial variations. Seventeen year old Aaron Robinson from Whitefish, Montana blasted backside ollies and backside airs over hips and transfers all overrepparttar 133132 park at 110mph, smilingrepparttar 133133 entire time.

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