Header image
Enter a name
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.

Dorsal view of a Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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.
Troutnut is a project started in 2003 by salmonid ecologist Jason "Troutnut" Neuswanger to help anglers and fly tyers unabashedly embrace the entomological side of the sport. Learn more about Troutnut or support the project for an enhanced experience here.

Y_Christine
Posts: 1
Y_Christine on Aug 24, 2010August 24th, 2010, 4:08 am EDT
My husband fishes the Salmon River in upstate NY all the time - has property up there, etc. From time to time he brings home fish for us to eat. I bought him a fillet knife, gloves, etc. I'd like to get him a carrying case for all of these things. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what kind of case to get? Any info. would be much appreciated.

Quick Reply

Related Discussions

Topic
Replies
Last Reply
15
Feb 26, 2019
by Gt2003
27
Jul 15, 2010
by CaseyP
28
Feb 18, 2012
by FisherOfMen
3
May 16, 2010
by Creno
Troutnut.com is copyright © 2004-2024 (email Jason). privacy policy