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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.

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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This topic is about the Caddisfly Species Macrostemum zebratum

The "Zebra Caddis" is one of the most well-known caddisfly species, and one of the largest to produce high intensity hatches on our trout streams.

It is also an important species for smallmouth bass. Gary LaFontaine wrote in Caddisflies about encountering Macrostemum zebratum on a large smallmouth river:

I never caught so many smallmouth bass on a fly rod before in my life.
Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Aug 4, 2008August 4th, 2008, 1:24 pm EDT
Is there a photo of one? I've never heard of them or perhaps I know them by a different name.
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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Aug 4, 2008August 4th, 2008, 5:52 pm EDT
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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