Well Loco: I'm not at all sure about your statement that Hellgramites
are found only back east. The critters in Burke were commonly referred
to as Hellgrammites by local fishermen. They lived under the rocks.
They were definately NOT a dragonfly nymph or a stonefly though they
resembled stones.
They were collected and used for bait by a few of the locals,but I doubt that
was enuff to impact populations. Last time I searched for them in the spring
on Burke, I found none.
I'm not a biologist so I can't say you're wrong. But I can say they were not
Dragons or stones for sure. And I can say they appear to have disappeared.
Dang! Oh, and at that time, the fish responded well to these things used as
bait OR Hellgrammite flyz too.
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