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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 Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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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Male Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Lateral view of a Male Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Male Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Dorsal view of a Male Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Male Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Artistic view of a Male Leucrocuta hebe (Heptageniidae) (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Teal River in Wisconsin

This mayfly was collected from the Teal River in Wisconsin on July 2nd, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 22nd, 2006.

Discussions of this Spinner

Not Stenacron, probably Leucrocuta
Posted by GONZO on Oct 19, 2006
Last reply on Oct 19, 2006 by GONZO
Size alone would make Stenacron unlikely, but notice the unmarked legs and that the darkest grouping of crossveins is in-between R1 and SC (Stenacron would have them between R1 and R2). Compare this specimen to the one on the Leucrocuta page--they are probably the same species.

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Male Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Collection details
Location: Teal River, Wisconsin
Date: July 2nd, 2005
Added to site: April 22nd, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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