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.
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With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.
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Troutnut.com User NCNympher (Mitch J)
Troutnut.com User NCNympher (Mitch J)
Real Name
Mitch J
Location
Charlotte, NC
Biography & Thoughts
Been fly fishing and tying in North Carolina about 4 years now. My favorite time to fish is in the snow in the winter. I love to guide friends and others new to the sport. I fish with a 8' 4 weight temple fork outfitters rod. My favorite fly is a prince nymph.
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They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again... as many times as I cast hoping for a fish to take my fly, I ought to be in an asylum by now!