http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/ Potomac-Patuxent Chapter of Trout Unltd Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:07 GMT jmsheppar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13201 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13201 In a message dated 11/3/2009 16:37:16 Eastern Standard Time, rgsonwbc@... writes: I had always wondered about the the water striders and why the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:04:47 GMT Grant Faller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13200 The green stinkies are really not too bad . If you use the right batter and lightly fry them, they taste sort of like chicken,(just like everthing else). But Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:36 GMT Robert Simpson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13199 I had always wondered about the the water striders and why the fish never seem to show any interest in them. I assumed they must taste bad, but wasn't willing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:12:28 GMT sebastian Okelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13198 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13198 I hear they stink if you smoosh them.  We have them in and around our house though not in the thousands but certainly in the dozens.  There are dead ones Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:25 GMT jmsheppar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13197 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13197 In a message dated 11/3/2009 14:02:04 Eastern Standard Time, carl.smolka@... writes: Jay, How do you know they taste bad???? Carl smell and taste are Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:01:24 GMT Carl M. Smolka http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13196 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13196 Jay, How do you know they taste bad???? Carl _____ From: ppctu@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ppctu@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jmsheppar@... Sent: Tuesday, Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:08 GMT jmsheppar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13195 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13195 guess I should have pointed out that they only stink when you crush them or otherwise grab them tightly.....I have picked many up in my house and barely could Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:53 GMT Jfeudale@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13194 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13194 Some local areas are inundated with thousands per house & yard, others may only see a dozen or two The Washington Post had an article on them several weeks ago Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:03 GMT jmsheppar@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13193 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13193 Stink bugs are just that...very stinky! Trout will not touch them...unless the fish was just stocked and they are curious....but they will only try ONE. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:50 GMT Jim Greco http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13192 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13192 We have seen a few of these these in Columbia this year, but nowhere near the numbers of box elder bugs that are covering the back side of my home. Neighbors Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:55:32 GMT Carter Wildermuth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13191 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13191 We've seen a significant increase of these buggers this year around our place in Germantown. Carter _____ From: ppctu@yahoogroups.com Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:45:54 GMT Robert Simpson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13190 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13190 This fall, I've been noticing more stink bugs around the house and garden, and even a few in the house, than in the past. I went online to read up on them, Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:36:17 GMT Dennis Covert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13189 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13189 Hey all you steelheaders, Bass Pro has fleece pants with zip pockets and a draw string at the ankle for $30 a pair. Standing in that coldwater all day can Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:02:23 GMT larry vawter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13188 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13188 Hello all I sending this as a reminder to everyone . That if you donated your time to PPCTU in the last year . That you need to get your hour's to Carl Smolka Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:07:20 GMT tim b http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13187 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppctu/message/13187 Thanks for the replies. Thats a lot to think about! I going to try Mike A's 16/20 knot.