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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.

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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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BKAngler
Roscoe, NY

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BKAngler on Sep 2, 2010September 2nd, 2010, 4:09 am EDT
Hello,

I am looking for a part/full time employee to help run a satellite shop in Hancock, New York. Our main store is in Roscoe, New York. Hancock is near the banks of the West Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Region of New York State. This position would carry through the fall of 2010.

My hope is that this will lay a foundation for that person to return in the spring of 2011. We are a seasonal business but the outside potential of winter employment can be discussed. The primary responsibility will be customer service but this is a small business so a variety of tasks will be introduced. We are an expanding business but short staffed which is inhibiting growth. There is the potential for a management level position.

I will be happy to describe the position in more detail over the phone or in person.

Thank You,

Evan F Lavery
Beaverkill Angler
mail@beaverkillangler.com
(607) 498-5194
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