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.
RleeP
NW PA - Pennsylvania's Glacial Pothole Wonderland
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RleeP on Nov 18, 2008November 18th, 2008, 11:00 am EST
I've had a life long rule of never tying a fly that was sufficiently difficult to complete to the point that I became emotionally invested in it. This has been an easy rule for me to live by because even when I strive for exact imitation, my flies invariably come out as impressionistic...:)
But the plus side is that I have over 40 years of experience in turning out some of the most inadvertently impressionistic flies anywhere...:)