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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 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.
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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Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Oct 28, 2008October 28th, 2008, 2:58 pm EDT
I went up to winterize my cabin on Sunday and of course brought along a rod and a few flies. The river was falling with suspended turbidity but I did manage a very nice end of season fish that should help to keep me looking forward, God willing, to the 2009 season. I might be done with the Delaware for 2008 but there are always Erie steelhead .

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Oct 29, 2008October 29th, 2008, 5:04 pm EDT
Streamer?
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
Kinzua
W. PA

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Kinzua on Nov 2, 2008November 2nd, 2008, 1:20 am EST
Any bugs? Any risers?
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Nov 4, 2008November 4th, 2008, 5:16 pm EST
To Louis,

Yes.

To Kinzua,

Lots of #22 & #24 BWO, good numbers of caddis, and a surprising number of Trico spinners - however I saw no rises.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Nov 5, 2008November 5th, 2008, 9:50 am EST
Nice fish, Matt.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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