Just a couple of months

Stoneflies don't fly in -35C. Hence, we wait until mid February, and mid Feb in warm winters at that, for the first signs of stoneflies around Central Alberta. The above skwala stone was photographed last April, making it only 3 more months of hibernation before we hit that hatch. Prior to April, we can look forward to a few special afternoons of smaller tiny winter black, early winter black, late winter black, and early brown stoneflies. Of course, the conditions have to be "just so" for early season risers, but with time on our hands this time of the year, we'll do our best to give the updates. Stay tuned on that one.