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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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This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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Report at a Glance
| General Region | Western Catskills |
| Dates Fished | May 04 & 05 |
| Time of Day | 10:00 - 6:00 |
| Fish Caught | A dozen wild browns |
| Conditions & Hatches | Lots of #18 tan caddis initially, switching to zillios of Apple caddis, with a good dollop of #12 Hendricksons & #14 Red Quills. |
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Wbranch on May 6, 2010May 6th, 2010, 9:43 am EDT
Rivers were in good shape but lack of rain and lowered releases are creating less than favorable water levels. Guess my files are too large as the pics don't get attached.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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