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.
Only the very wise can see it. Trico fishermen should have no trouble.
I'll refrain from speculation on that one, Paul. For Spence's sake, I don't think we should go any farther down the "fruit fly" road. He doesn't have room in his overcrowded vest for another box of flies. :)
In spite of my ability to work with gold without magnification, I am utterly useless at identifying insects. I would love to know how to do it better, but I have no desire to put in the hard work it would take to get to that point. So in that regard I will probably forever remain an ignoramus
So I made some tweezers out of a small safety pin, specifically for making small hooks. They work OK, but I may need to modify them some more to get the performance where I need it.