Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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.

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva

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.

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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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Old Reel Collectors Assoc at the Art of the Angler Show

Flymom

Catskills - Livingston Manor, NY

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Flymom on Oct 28, 2008October 28th, 2008, 5:33 am EDT

The Old Reel Collectors Association (ORCA) will have an antique and collectible Reel Exhibit at the Arts of the Angler Show in Danbury, CT. On November 15 & 16, 2008 at the Danbury Plaza Hotel. ORCA will also provide identification and history on old reels.

For more information, please call 845-439-4810 or email flyfish@catskill.net

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