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.

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva

Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.

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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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anyone read the book "Fish Food"

Lam
Lancaster, PA

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Lam on Sep 8, 2007September 8th, 2007, 3:55 am EDT

by Ralph Cutter?

I forget where the thread is but a few people were talking about how they have fished for some time and want to learn more about insects, etc. I read this book a while ago and found it valuable. It isn't too scientifically deep to lose the average Joe but at the same time it is plenty instructive and informative.

I know there are some serious bug guys here and their knowledge is well beyond the book but I thought it was well done for it's audience.

any thoughts?

Taxon

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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Sep 8, 2007September 8th, 2007, 4:11 am EDT

Lam-

I don't have Ralph's book, but have read all of the articles he wrote which are (or were) on his website. My impression of those articles is that he has spent considerable time studying the behavior of aquatic insects, and that he does a good job of conveying that pertinent and very interesting information to the flyfishing reader.

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com