Rene alot of the stone flys here are black or a very dark brown in color. Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Content of a trout
> Bruce, Ashley, > The stonefly was near the beginning of the stomach, I guess it wasn't long > in the trouts belly. > As ants are mostly black I'm wandering about the stoneflies color. Most of > the flies that are good catcher need a bit of red or orange in it. I > developed 2 beetle pattern, both need a red dot to catch. tried it several > times with and without the dot. > I'm wandering why the original is pure black? > Regards > Rene > Germany > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Bruce P. Whittle, DVM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Montag, 13. Mai 2002 21:53 > Betreff: Re: [VFB] Content of a trout > > > >Rene, > >I am certainly not a qualified expert but I will give you my opinion > >anyway. Ants for sure have a tough chitinous exoskeleton which should not > >change color. I would think if anything they would get lighter due to > >stomach acidity but I don't think the chitin would change even in the acid > >environment. > >Hope my unqualified opinion helps! > >Bruce Whittle > > > > > >---------- > >> From: Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: [VFB] Content of a trout > >> Date: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:11 AM > >> > >> Hopefully, I don't offend our C&R people -from time to time I keep a > >trout > >> for dinner. (2 - 4 a year) > >> This spring I checked the contend of my trout's belly. Lot's of ants and > >> black stonefly. My question: How does the color change, when the flies > >are > >> eaten. Had the living insects really been black or is the color changing > >> after a certain time. > >> > >> Rene > >> Germany > >> >
