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.
Bippie on Nov 26, 2009November 26th, 2009, 11:37 am EST
One of many.... I forget the name of the creek I was on but it was right at dusk and the bats were starting to fly up and down the creek snatching their evening meal. I was working real hard to get my Badger Bi-Vis to drop just behind a dead fall in the water. After several attempts the fly landed just where I wanted it.... it was in a perfect drift for a good size riser sipping off the surface! Just as it approached the hot zone a bat swooped down and snatched my fly off the water and dropped it about 10 feet beyond the rising trout! If once wasn't bad enough it happened twice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!