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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Trout Streams, Rivers, and Lakes, Page 4

Trout Streams, Rivers, and Lakes, Page 4

Trout get part of their appeal from the beautiful places they live. They are symbols of the wild and pristine.
These are my best photos of the idyllic rivers, streams, and lakes salmonids call home.

A trackless paradise two days deep in the Yellowstone backcountry

From Mystery Creek # 218 in Wyoming
Barnes Creek in Washington
Middle Fork Snoqualmie

From the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Mystery Creek # 211 in Washington
Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington
Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington
Beautiful lake at 4,500 feet
View from atop the permafrost slump

From the Selawik River in Alaska
The Tanana River in Alaska
Mount Deborah and Hess Mountains. Two of the greatest peaks of the Alaska Range rise behind the braided, glacial Susitna River.  These massive mountains are 35 miles north of where I took this picture.

From the Susitna River in Alaska
I like this one.  Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska
Gunnysack Creek in Alaska
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