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fishinXJ Diamond Member SSFFC Conservation Chair, KRFF Posts: 2416 Gender:	What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Sep 17^th, 2007, 10:55am What are these. I know my fly patterns but couldn't tell what most live bugs are called called! These were all over the Lower Kern early in the morning and fish were hitting the surface in the rapids. thanks shane
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psychokreg Silver Member tubin' Posts: 242 Gender:	Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Reply #1 - Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:22pm Those are little baby water striders. I'm pretty sure that they release some chemical that deters fish, so I think those fish were rising to something else.
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Frank Platinum Member Posts: 558 Gender:	Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Reply #2 - Sep 17^th, 2007, 6:32pm Is that what those are? I've seen them (or a closely related species) just about every place I've ever fished fresh water, and I've never seen anything eat them.
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Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern?
Reply #3 - Sep 17^th, 2007, 7:24pm

Quote from psychokreg on Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:22pm:

Those are little baby water striders. I'm pretty sure that they release some chemical that deters fish, so I think those fish were rising to something else.

Frank,
I'd have to agree with PK as they do look like water striders.
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fishinXJ Diamond Member SSFFC Conservation Chair, KRFF Posts: 2416 Gender:	Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Reply #4 - Sep 18^th, 2007, 9:02am Thanks..sorta thought that's what they were. Yeah they do kinda look like stink bugs on the water with the way they float so the chemical defense mechanism sounds right.
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fflutterffly Platinum Member Posts: 644 Gender:	Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2007, 5:55am But they don't have eight legs. Are they really spiders or just called that?
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deluded Ex Member	Re: What kinda bugs..lower Kern? Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2007, 10:44am strider, not sPider i didn't know they had a chemical defense... cool thing to learn today.
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