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.

A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

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Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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HELLO EVERYONE.

Windknot79
on a stream

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Windknot79 on Jul 15, 2010July 15th, 2010, 4:21 pm EDT

HELLO EVRYONE I'M NEW TO THE SITE AND WILL BE ASKINS LOTS OF QUESTIONS.I USED TO TROUT FISH AS A BOY AND THEN STARTED FISHING THE SURF.I LIVE ON LONG ISLAND AND TROUT FISH FROM TIME TO TIME BUT LOOKING TO GET BACK INTO IT.IFISH MAINLY A 3WT BUT LOOKING TO GET SOME MORE RODS.THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT SITE WITH SOME GREAT PEPOLE ON IT TO HELP ME BECOME A BETTER TROUT BUM AND I WILL HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN.THANKS WINDKNOT.

Ditch

Fuquay-Varina NC

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Ditch on Jul 16, 2010July 16th, 2010, 3:00 am EDT

welcome

I'm new here to been fishing since i was 2 flyfishing 11 yrs now in va way to close to trout and the shenandoah

There are no bad fishing days.

Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Jul 16, 2010July 16th, 2010, 3:19 am EDT

Welcome to the site. There are many great people here and tons of information. Just ask away.
Bruce

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