Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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.

I spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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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 Epeorus pleuralis (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Lateral view of a Male Epeorus pleuralis (Heptageniidae) (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Dun from the Beaverkill River in New York

Male Epeorus pleuralis (Heptageniidae) (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Dun from the Beaverkill River in New York

Ventral view of a Male Epeorus pleuralis (Heptageniidae) (Quill Gordon) Mayfly Dun from the Beaverkill River in New York

This mayfly was collected from the Beaverkill River in New York on May 7th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 16th, 2006.

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Today's Quill Gordon

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Posted by Beachvid on Feb 5, 2007

Last reply on Mar 27, 2013 by Feathers5

Great pictures of the Quill Gordon. I am aware that color means nothing but these pictures of the body are much more yellow than the normal mahogony body color. I also noted you took them in May and this seems late for them to be around for that area. Are you sure the species is correct?

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