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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 Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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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Gutcutter
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Pennsylvania

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Gutcutter on Dec 29, 2009December 29th, 2009, 1:46 am EST
anybody have some new (or forgotten) patterns for spring. i'm talkin' specific hatches. like early bwo, bluequill/paralepts, hendrickson (light and dark), sulphurs, tricos and midges.
kinda bored spinning up the same stuff...
All men who fish may in turn be divided into two parts: those who fish for trout and those who don't. Trout fishermen are a race apart: they are a dedicated crew- indolent, improvident, and quietly mad.

-Robert Traver, Trout Madness
Oldredbarn
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Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Dec 29, 2009December 29th, 2009, 3:34 am EST
For something "new", if there is such a thing under the sun, try...
www.charliesflyboxinc.com for Charlie Craven's wonderful site. In the gray area to the right click on "Flybox" and you can even follow along in High Def his tutorials...If you are looking for some new tying tricks Charlie has them...He may have no equal as a production tier.

Or...www.dancia.com Herr Hans Weilenmann's site. It's a collection of patterns etc from tiers from all over the world even our own Mark Libertone AKA Softhackle can be found there. This site has the new and the old and even the odd...Some of the tiers are folks you may have heard of and some of the not-so-famous.

This should keep you busy for a few days mister!

Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Mfb1978
Red Lion, PA

Posts: 4
Mfb1978 on Mar 21, 2010March 21st, 2010, 2:06 am EDT
Great websites. Thanks for the info. I was looking for a place to find patterns and these websites have some great ones. Thanks again.
Mike

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