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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 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.
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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Freepow
menomonie, WI

Posts: 83
Freepow on May 12, 2008May 12th, 2008, 4:10 pm EDT
Here are a couple pics from the bountiful fishing of late here in Wisconsin...enjoy!
"I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..."
BGrnFlyfish
Wisconsin

Posts: 37
BGrnFlyfish on May 14, 2008May 14th, 2008, 9:12 am EDT
What weight rod do you use? Oh, and by the way that last trout looks really yellow to me! Neat looking and nice pictures.
Seth-Big Green River, WI
BGrnFlyfish
Wisconsin

Posts: 37
BGrnFlyfish on May 14, 2008May 14th, 2008, 9:14 am EDT
If you don't mind sharing I was wondering what fly you were using that had that bright red in it.
Seth-Big Green River, WI
Freepow
menomonie, WI

Posts: 83
Freepow on May 14, 2008May 14th, 2008, 11:28 am EDT
Orange woolly bugger and my rig is Gander Mountain Guide Series rod and reel...3/4 wt. They work nice but I'd like to upgrade sometime in the next couple years.
"I fish...because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don't want to waste the trip..."
Smallstream
State College, PA

Posts: 103
Smallstream on May 15, 2008May 15th, 2008, 5:43 am EDT
those are some beautiful trout!

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