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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.

Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana

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Doroneuria baumanni (Golden Stone) Stonefly NymphDoroneuria baumanni (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph
Dorsal view of a Doroneuria baumanni (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from Sears Creek in Washington
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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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Photos by Bnewell and Troutnut

Photo by Les Korcala From the Bitterroot River in Montana

Underwater photos by Bnewell

On-stream insect photos by Troutnut

Lake Owen in Wisconsin

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Big Thompson River and the Grande Rhonde River in Montana and Washington

Rhithrogena virilis Mayfly Nymph
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Rhithrogena virilis (Heptageniidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Big Thompson River in Montana
A photo showing the minor details on the nymph of this rarely collected mayfly
Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Collected November 29, 1999 from the Big Thompson River in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Female Hesperoperla pacifica (Golden Stone) Stonefly Adult
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Female Hesperoperla pacifica (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Adult from the Grande Rhonde River in Washington
Fly fishermen refer to this stonefly as one of "golden stones".
Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Collected November 29, 1999 from the Grande Rhonde River in Washington and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
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