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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 Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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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Willmilne has attached these 3 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.
Willmilne
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Willmilne on Sep 28, 2008September 28th, 2008, 2:51 pm EDT
Not sure but I think this is a E.Simulans

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Taxon on Sep 28, 2008September 28th, 2008, 3:39 pm EDT
Will-

Right, you are. Really nice photos.
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Beardius on Dec 4, 2008December 4th, 2008, 8:14 pm EST
It looks like it recently molted and hasn't attained it's full color.
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Troutnut on Dec 5, 2008December 5th, 2008, 7:51 am EST
Excellent photos!!
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JZord on Mar 4, 2009March 4th, 2009, 7:57 am EST
where do they burrow?
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Taxon on Mar 4, 2009March 4th, 2009, 11:39 am EST
Juntin-

Current Speed: Slow to medium
Substrate: Sand and fine gravel, sometimes silt


You may want to acquaint yourself better with the Aquatic Insects portion of this site. For example, here is a link to the page for Ephemera simulans.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
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