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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.

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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Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus appalachia (Apple Caddisflies)

This is a "wind-shield wiper" hatch -- it slows traffic on the freeway which winds through the valleys of several famous trout streams in the Catskills, which have thick hatches of the Apple Caddis in the Spring.

The common name comes from the bright apple-green color of its abdomen.

Where & when

Time of year : May

This species produces intense, reliable hatches in the Catskills sometime in between the peaks of Ephemerella subvaria (Hendricksons) and Ephemerella invaria (Sulphurs).

Special thanks to Lloyd Gonzales, author of the excellent book Fly-Fishing Pressured Water, for helping to sort out the Brachycentrus species and common names.

In 2 records from GBIF, adults of this species have been collected during May (50%) and April (50%).

In 1 record from GBIF, this species has been collected at elevation of 1614 ft.

Species Range

Specimens of the Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus appalachia

3 Adults

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Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus appalachia (Apple Caddisflies)

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