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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.

Lateral view of a Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington
I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.
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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Pryal74
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Escanaba, MI

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Pryal74 on Nov 23, 2010November 23rd, 2010, 4:23 am EST


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Jmd123 on Nov 24, 2010November 24th, 2010, 5:49 pm EST
James, can we now expect pictures of you holding up big fat steelhead?

Sounds like fun! Unfortunately, I will be heading the opposite way, to northwestern Indiana for some work, but I do believe there are some steelhead runs down that way too...

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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