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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 Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington
This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
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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Aeshnidae Dragonfly Nymph Pictures

This dragonfly was collected from Georgetown Lake in Montana on June 5th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 27th, 2011.


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Aeshnidae Dragonfly Nymph Pictures

Collection details
Location: Georgetown Lake, Montana
Date: June 5th, 2005
Added to site: June 27th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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