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.
General Region | Upper Peninsula |
Specific Location | Sorry =) |
Dates Fished | 2010 |
Fish Caught | Browns, Brooks, Bows. |
Conditions & Hatches | Higher water than most years. |
Also holding under the gill plate does not harm them. If you do in fact run your fingers "through the gill rakers etc", that will in fact harm them.