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Realmwalker · 07-01-2009, 12:01 AM

What I believe you are seeing are Backswimmers or Water Striders.

They both "skate" across the surface, although the backswimmers will occasionally dive under the surface. They are consumed often by fish like bulegills, carp, bass, and trout, but a few hits on the surface and they get out of there.
They will congregate in areas where the fish are not, simply because they have to do so in order to be undisturbed, but they often do not "know" fish are present until they lose a few and have to move on.

I hope I hepled!

07-01-2009, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Realmwalker Realmwalker is looking for NE muskies! Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha Posts: 86 Thanks: 34 Thanked 57 Times in 19 Posts	What I believe you are seeing are Backswimmers or Water Striders. They both "skate" across the surface, although the backswimmers will occasionally dive under the surface. They are consumed often by fish like bulegills, carp, bass, and trout, but a few hits on the surface and they get out of there. They will congregate in areas where the fish are not, simply because they have to do so in order to be undisturbed, but they often do not "know" fish are present until they lose a few and have to move on. I hope I hepled! __________________ To catch list: Long-nose Gar Short-nose Gar Paddlefish Shovelnose Sturgeon Wiper (believe it or not...lol) Rainbow Trout Steelhead Trout Cutthroat Trout These are the major game fish of Nebraska that I have yet to catch in my lifetime.