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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.

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.
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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Updates from December 18, 2009

Updates from December 18, 2009

Closeup insects by Bnewell from 6 Mile Creek and the Flathead River in Montana

Drunella spinifera (Ephemerellidae) (Western Slate Olive Dun) Mayfly Nymph from 6 mile Creek in Montana
This species resembles Drunella grandis but the spines tell the story.
Isocapnia integra (Capniidae) (Little Snowfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Flathead River-upper in Montana

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