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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.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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RoyChristie
London UK

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RoyChristie on Sep 6, 2008September 6th, 2008, 5:45 am EDT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDTMFVHxXLk&feature=related
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Martinlf on Sep 6, 2008September 6th, 2008, 3:14 pm EDT
Ok, this is the coolest bug porn I've ever seen. Many thanks. Is this a UK mayfly? Are there more videos like this??

When I was first learning to fly fish my instructor scooped a Stenacron nymph out of the water where we were fishing and we watched the dun hatch in his hand. I'll never forget it.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
RoyChristie
London UK

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RoyChristie on Sep 7, 2008September 7th, 2008, 10:39 am EDT
Hi, Louis,
just checked and see that vid is from Norway.
We have Claret duns here in the UK too, almost exclusively in peaty lakes.
Dunno about more footage, there's a stack of stuff on Yutubw

that was a goody, for sure.

Roy

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