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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 Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington
I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing 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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Jesse on Apr 18, 2010April 18th, 2010, 7:08 am EDT
These were a few of the beautiful fish that i have been lucky enough to get the oportunity to cast to since being out west. The first two rainbows were actually false spawners that i caught while on the journey up the Missouri River. They were super fun to catch! The brown trout has been my largest fish landed since i have been in Montana. I managed to catch him in a small runoff creek from the Bitterroot River. The underwater picture was also a beautiful brown from that same creek. He stuck around for a while, but was eager to get back to the shelter of his lie.
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Jmd123 on Apr 18, 2010April 18th, 2010, 7:42 am EDT
Those are beautiful, Jesse! Well done.

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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