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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.

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.
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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Flybyknight
Milton, DE

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Flybyknight on Apr 30, 2008April 30th, 2008, 4:26 pm EDT
Has anyone seen the flows in the Catskill Rivers?
It makes me shudder. East Branch is about 1/3rd.
normal for date.

Dick
Lightly on the dimpling eddy fling;
the hypocritic fly's unruffled wing.
Thomas Scott
Martinlf
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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on May 1, 2008May 1st, 2008, 7:21 am EDT
I was thinking that we've had enough rain in the NE to have all streams at good levels. But the damn people do control Delaware flows (no misspelling) How's the West Branch looking? Around here there is plenty of water.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
Flybyknight
Milton, DE

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Flybyknight on May 1, 2008May 1st, 2008, 9:46 am EDT
Louis,
West Branch at Hale Eddy normal is 875 cfs,
while today it is 250 cfs.

Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls normal is 650 cfs,
while today it is at 380 cfs.

Pity the poor fly shops.

Dick
Lightly on the dimpling eddy fling;
the hypocritic fly's unruffled wing.
Thomas Scott
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on May 1, 2008May 1st, 2008, 1:49 pm EDT
Fishs Eddy is just 650 cfs and main is just 1050 cfs. That is almost the minimum for me to float the Hyde w/o dragging in three places. WB is too low to float even with a pontoon boat or kayak.

I'm going up tomorrow for three days and will provide a report Sunday night.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Martinlf
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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on May 1, 2008May 1st, 2008, 4:52 pm EDT
Unbelievable. What happened to the flow plan? Let me know how things are looking.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on May 1, 2008May 1st, 2008, 8:57 pm EDT
Hey, look on the bright side... you can still drive a truck across many of the rivers up here!
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

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