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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).

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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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New Realistic Fly Tying Blog

DougB
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DougB on May 5, 2009May 5th, 2009, 5:36 am EDT

Hey guys,

I set up a new blog to record my adventures learning to tie realistic insects. Please check it out and give me your feedback. I'd appreciate your advice.

Thanks,
Doug

Here is the blog URL: http://dougsbugblog.blogspot.com

Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

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Shawnny3 on May 5, 2009May 5th, 2009, 1:46 pm EDT

Nice start, Doug. I'm also trying to start a flytying blog of sorts, but it's hard to find the time to keep it updated. It will be a slow process, to be sure. Best of luck with your creative endeavors.

-Shawn

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