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.

I spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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Kogotus Stonefly Nymph Kogotus Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.

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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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Female Epeorus vitreus (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Lateral view of a Female Epeorus vitreus (Heptageniidae) (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

Female Epeorus vitreus (Heptageniidae) (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

Ventral view of a Female Epeorus vitreus (Heptageniidae) (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

Dorsal view of a Female Epeorus vitreus (Heptageniidae) (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

Ruler view of a Female Epeorus vitreus (Heptageniidae) (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This mayfly was collected from Mystery Creek #43 in New York on September 19th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on October 4th, 2006.

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First Sighting

Posted by Martinlf on May 25, 2008

Last reply on May 25, 2008 by Martinlf

I saw my first E. vitreus spinner yesterday on a small spring creek in Blair County, PA. What a gorgeous bug! It was love at first sight. Thanks for the photo, Jason. I'm saving it in my fish porn folder.

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Posted by Troutnut on Oct 4, 2006

Last reply on Oct 5, 2006 by GONZO

Most of this relatively large spinner's features make me think Maccaffertium but the fore tarsal ratio and the upward slant of the basal costal crossveins seem to fit Epeorus. Any thoughts? I'm guessing it's a late-season vitreus.

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