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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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Male Epeorus pleuralis (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

I spent most of the day looking for Epeorus pluralis duns or spinners without any luck on the major Catskill rivers. Finally in the evening I arrived at a small stream somebody had recommended, and when I got out of the car I was happy to find that I had parked in the middle of a cloud of male spinners.

This mayfly was collected from Mongaup Creek in New York on April 19th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 22nd, 2006.


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Male Epeorus pleuralis (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Collection details
Location: Mongaup Creek, New York
Date: April 19th, 2006
Added to site: April 22nd, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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