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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Lateral view of a Coleoptera (Beetle) Insect Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

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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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Name That Spot #1

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Troutnut on Feb 3, 2010February 3rd, 2010, 6:54 am EST

Everyone seems to be having fun trying to guess the locations of the header pictures, even with the disadvantage that some of them are nearly unguessable. So I'm going to start up a series of pictures that are guessable, but still really difficult, and see how you guys do. Here's the first one, from the Catskills:

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