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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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Psychodidae True Fly Larva Psychodidae True Fly Larva

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.

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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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Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Jan 6, 2008January 6th, 2008, 7:46 am EST

Hi: I use to post under the name Goose,, but I lost my password and could never get back on. Hi again to all.....

Is the top 10 bug list still on the site? I really enjoyed it. This is an excellent site and learning tool.

Taxon

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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Jan 6, 2008January 6th, 2008, 9:31 am EST

Bruce-

Top 10 Hatches is in the left column of this page.

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Jan 7, 2008January 7th, 2008, 12:35 am EST

Welcome back.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

JOHNW

Chambersburg, PA

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JOHNW on Jan 7, 2008January 7th, 2008, 9:26 am EST

Bruce,
At least you won't find any "pretty blue bottles" in the top ten hatch list. ;)
JW

"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn

Krachen
good ol P 'AYYY

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Krachen on Jan 8, 2008January 8th, 2008, 12:52 pm EST

Haha...Bruce and his Blue bottles...

Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Jan 10, 2008January 10th, 2008, 9:20 am EST

My bad. I missed the top 10 bugs list. YOU GOTTA LOVE THOSE PRETTY BLUE BOTTLES. I'll be in Somerset, NJ, with Chief. I hope NJ is prepared. Hope to see you all there.