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Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York
Blue-winged Olives
Baetis

Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.

27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Weevils

This common name refers to only one family. Click its scientific name to learn more.

Beetle Family Curculionidae

These are often called Weevils.
I haven't listed all of the genera in this huge beetle family of 60,000 species; just the one(s) I've found being eaten by trout.
Artistic view of a Polydrusus (Curculionidae) (Weevil) Beetle Adult from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin
This is an iridescent green terrestrial beetle. They're common in northern Wisconsin's forests during the middle of summer, and I found them on the water's surface more than any other terrestrial insect. I saw the trout take a few and caught some trout on an imitation.

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