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.
Alderflies are close relatives of dobsonflies and their larvae resemble the better-known hellgrammites. Their life cycle is similar and they are never available to the trout en masse, but they are loose in the drift often enough to be of value.
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