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.
This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
Martinlf on Jan 22, 2008January 22nd, 2008, 4:18 am EST
Hey, if you missed the first swap and want to give it a try, post here. I'll contact folks with my address in a few weeks and participants can send me their flies. I'll sort and send them so everyone gets some new patterns to look at.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
Jjlyon01
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse
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Jjlyon01 on Jan 22, 2008January 22nd, 2008, 8:16 am EST
I'd really like to get in on something like this after reading all the posts from the last one. Unfortunately, I have very little skill at tying flies at the moment and need to hone my skills. Maybe after a few weeks I will have found a pattern I have mastered and not feel too guilty about swapping with fellows like yourself.