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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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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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Little Yellow Quills

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

Mayfly Species Leucrocuta hebe

These are often called Little Yellow Quills.

This widespread species produces more fishable hatches in the East and Midwest than any other species in the Heptagenia genus complex.

Female Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Dun

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Female Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Dun from the Beaverkill River in New York

I found Catskill brown trout eagerly surface feeding to this species.

Collected August 21, 2004 from the Beaverkill River in New York

Added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Collected August 21, 2004 from the Beaverkill River in New York and added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Female Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner

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Lateral view of a Female Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

I found this spinner on the same piece of stream as a similar dun, probably of the same species.

Collected September 18, 2006 from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

Added by Troutnut on October 4, 2006

Collected September 18, 2006 from Mystery Creek #43 in New York and added by Troutnut on October 4, 2006

Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Nymph

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Dorsal view of a Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Nymph from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin

Collected June 8, 2005 from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin

Added by Troutnut on May 26, 2006

Collected June 8, 2005 from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on May 26, 2006

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